wren-tit

or wren·tit

[ ren-tit ]

/ ˈrɛnˌtɪt /

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noun

a small, brown bird, Chamaea fasciata, of the western U.S., resembling a wren and a titmouse, and having a long, tapered tail.

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Origin of wren-tit

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Words nearby wren-tit

Wrekin, wren, wrench, Wren, Christopher, Wrens, wren-tit, wrest, wrestle, wrestling, wrest pin, wretch

How to use wren-tit in a sentence

Given the potential for a cyber tit-for-tat to escalate, Obama has even more incentive to find a diplomatic solution.
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Other feminist sites have championed objectifying men in tit-for-tat fashion as empowering women.
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Anyone “sucking the tit of the NRA,” he said, “can get off my train.”
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This means that tit-pic-posting your exes will finally be illegal, and that some shred of justice will be served.
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As an example, on the street yesterday I found a Winter Wren.
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Mrs. Wren glanced at the small person whose breakfast she had interrupted.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
He has his particular likings and tit-bits, and is very expert in carving out the parts of an animal that please him best.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
The Wren Building, named in his honor, was constructed by 1698 and it is the oldest academic structure still in existence.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
It does not contain great pieces, but tit-bits of pictures, such as suit an aristocratic epicure.
Little Travels and Roadside Sketches|William Makepeace Thackeray
The original design of Wren had to be altered slightly because of the terrain of the country-side.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey