titman

American

[tit-muhn] / ˈtɪt mən /

noun

Chiefly Northeastern U.S.

the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
Archaic: Offensive. a short or small person.

titman British

/ ˈtɪtmən /

noun

(of pigs) the runt of a litter

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Noun Inflected Forms

titmen

plural

Etymology

Origin of titman

1845–55

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titman

It was truly a poor little titman of a bear.

From When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine by Stephens, C. A. (Charles Asbury)

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