Tit (?), n. 1. A small
horse. Tusser.
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.]
(Zoöl.) (a) Any one of numerous species of
small singing birds belonging to the families Paridæ and
Leiotrichidæ; a titmouse. (b) The
European meadow pipit; a titlark.
Ground tit. (Zoöl.) See Wren
tit, under Wren. -- Hill tit
(Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic singing
birds belonging to Siva, Milna, and allied genera. --
Tit babbler (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.),
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.