\Tit"ling\, n. [Icel. titlingr a tit sparrow. See {Tit}
a small bird.]
1. (Zo["o]l.)
   (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.