01 n. The hedge sparrow; -- called also titlene. Its nest often chosen by the cuckoo as a place for depositing its own eggs.
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The hedge sparrow; -- called also titlene. Its nest often chosen by the cuckoo as a place for depositing its own eggs.(Zool.) Also: titlene“The titling, . . . being thus deceived, hatcheth the egg, and bringeth up the chick of another bird.” — Holland.
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The meadow pipit.
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Stockfish; -- formerly so called in customhouses.