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

And, terror of the titlark, what says the old hat which a beggar would none of?

From Chantecler Play in Four Acts by Rostand, Edmond

The monotonous and yet pleasing cry of the peewits, the sweet titlark singing overhead, and the cuckoos flying round, filled the place with the magic charm of spring.

From Round About a Great Estate 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

Near me a titlark every few minutes rose from the sward, and spreading his wings came down aslant, singing with all his might.

From Round About a Great Estate by Jefferies, Richard

Pipit, pip′it, n. a genus of birds resembling larks in plumage and wagtails in habits, the most common British species being the titlark.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various