Tit″ling (?), n. [Icel. titlingr a tit sparrow. See Tit a small bird.] 1. (Zoöl.) (a) The hedge sparrow; — called also titlene. Its nest often chosen by the cuckoo as a place for depositing its own eggs.
The titling,... being thus deceived, hatcheth the egg, and bringeth up the chick of another bird. Holland.
(b) The meadow pipit.
2. Stockfish; — formerly so called in customhouses.