'titlene' definitions:

Definition of 'titlene'

From: GCIDE
  • Titling \Tit"ling\, n. [Icel. titlingr a tit sparrow. See Tit a small bird.]
  • 1. (Zool.) (a) The hedge sparrow; -- called also titlene. Its nest often chosen by the cuckoo as a place for depositing its own eggs. [1913 Webster]
  • The titling, . . . being thus deceived, hatcheth the egg, and bringeth up the chick of another bird. --Holland. [1913 Webster] (b) The meadow pipit. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Stockfish; -- formerly so called in customhouses. [1913 Webster]