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

The scene of the tragedy was the nest of a pipit, or titlark, on the ground beneath a heather-bush.

From My Studio Neighbors by Gibson, William Hamilton

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

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

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

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

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

His descent after the song is finished is very rapid, and precisely like that of the titlark when it sweeps down from its course to alight on the ground.

From Wake-Robin by Burroughs, John