titlark

American  

[tit-lahrk] / ˈtɪtˌlɑrk /

noun

1. any of several small, larklike birds, especially a pipit.

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titlark British  

/ ˈtɪtˌlɑːk /

noun

1. another name for the pipit, esp the meadow pipit ( Anthus pratensis )

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Etymology

Origin of titlark

First recorded in 1660–70; tit ¹ + lark ¹

Example Sentences

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titlark

He made no attempt to learn anything from them, however, but kept on practicing what the titlark had taught him, quite unconscious of anything singular or unpatriotic in such a course.

From Birds in the Bush by Torrey, Bradford

Among those seeding bluebells and dry twigs and mosses I think a titlark has his nest, as he stays all day there and in the oak over. 

From Pageant of Summer by Jefferies, Richard

From this and the season, and the size and color of the bird, I knew he had seen the pipit or titlark.

From Locusts and Wild Honey by Burroughs, John

Young John, now he had learnt that wrens can talk, had no difficulty in recognising this other voice: it was the half-hearted note of the titlark.

From News from the Duchy by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

Or why it is permissible to slay a minute bird such as a snipe, while a titlark is on no account to be touched.

From Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. by Anstey, F.