tomtit

[tom-tit]

noun British Dialect.

a titmouse.

any of various other small birds, as the wren.

Origin of tomtit

1700–10; Tom (Thumb) + tit¹

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Examples from the Web for tomtit

Historical Examples of tomtit

Now I should tell you that this bird was after all no other than the Tomtit.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17)
Various
Bob called him Tomtit, but the men of the line styled him Mister Dorkin.
The Iron Horse
R.M. Ballantyne
"That makes me think of the story of the bear and the tomtit," said the farmer.
Brooks's Readers, Third Year
Stratton D. Brooks
"Come down and join us," called the chaffinch and the tomtit.
The Queen Bee and Other Nature Stories
Carl Ewald
The tomtit, the wren, and the troglodyte mingle their voices.
The Bird
Jules Michelet

British Dictionary definitions for tomtit

tomtit

noun

British any of various tits, esp the bluetit

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