2. A woman; -- used in contempt. --Burton.
3. A morsel; a bit. --Halliwell.
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.
{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.
Note: The blue titmouse ({Parus c[oe]ruleus}), the marsh
titmouse ({P. palustris}), the crested titmouse ({P.
cristatus}), the great titmouse ({P. major}), and the
long tailed titmouse ({[AE]githalos caudatus}), are the
best-known European species. See {Chickadee}.