Found 1 items, similar to Tit babbler.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tit babbler Tit \Tit\, n. 1. A small horse. --Tusser. [1913 Webster] 2. A woman; -- used in contempt. --Burton. [1913 Webster] 3. A morsel; a bit. --Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 4. [OE.; cf. Icel. titter a tit or small bird. The word probably meant originally, something small, and is perhaps the same as teat. Cf. Titmouse, Tittle.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to the families Parid[ae] and Leiotrichid[ae]; a titmouse. (b) The European meadow pipit; a titlark. [1913 Webster] Ground tit. (Zo["o]l.) See Wren tit, under Wren. Hill tit (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic singing birds belonging to Siva, Milna, and allied genera. Tit babbler (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of small East Indian and Asiatic timaline birds of the genus Trichastoma. Tit for tat. [Probably for tip for tap. See Tip a slight blow.] An equivalent; retaliation. Tit thrush (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic and East Indian birds belonging to Suthora and allied genera. In some respects they are intermediate between the thrushes and titmice. [1913 Webster]