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tit (tit)

noun

a titmouse or other small bird

Etymology: tit(mouse)

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tit (tit)

noun

  1. nipple (sense )
  2. a breast: in this sense now vulgar

Etymology: ME titte < OE tit, teat

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tit (tit)

noun

Now Rare a small, worn-out, or inferior horse

Etymology: ME tit- in titmose, titmouse, titling: prob. child's term for “little,” seen also in ON tītlingr, little bird, Norw titta, little girl

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tit Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • tail: A large group of long tailed tits were searching for insects in a large alder tree to my left.

Preposition: for

  • tat: It is the ' rough justice ' of revenge: tit for tat.

Adjective modifier

  • long-tailed: On the 11th December there were flocks of Long-tailed tits searching the large lime trees for insects to feed on.

Modifies a noun

  • nest: Bearded tits nest in reedbeds; nowhere else will do.

Noun used with modifier

  • willow: Compare male with marsh and willow tits which also have black caps.
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