another name for the pipit, esp the meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Word origin
C17: from tit1 + lark1
titlark in American English
(ˈtɪtˌlɑrk)
noun
pipit
Word origin
tit1 + lark2
titlark in American English
(ˈtɪtˌlɑːrk)
noun
any of several small, larklike birds, esp. a pipit
Word origin
[1660–70; tit1 + lark1]This word is first recorded in the period 1660–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aspirate, cantilever, indicator, saturated, sketch