titling

CIDE DICTIONARY

titling, n. [Icel. titlingr a tit sparrow. See Tit a small bird.].

•  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."  [1913 Webster]
•  Stockfish; -- formerly so called in customhouses.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

titling, n. the impressing of a title in gold leaf etc. on the cover of a book.

titling, n.
1 a titlark.
2 a titmouse.