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

Ah!" said the titlark, "I told you that secret.

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

"What will you give him?" asked the titlark.

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

"But will he?—will he?" the titlark piped back ghostlily.

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

My dear, the noise we can make wouldn't flush a titlark at twenty paces.

From The Brother of Daphne by Yates, Dornford

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