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titman

[ tit-muhn ]

noun

, Chiefly Northeastern U.S.
, plural tit·men.
  1. the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
  2. Archaic: Offensive. a short or small person.


titman

/ ˈtɪtmən /

noun

  1. (of pigs) the runt of a litter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of titman1

1845–55
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Word History and Origins

Origin of titman1

tit- (as in titmouse ) + man
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Example Sentences

Petty Officer Mark Titman, 34, got down on one knee on the deck of HMS Penzance while crew mates held a banner which said "Will you marry me?"

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Petty Officer Titman, from Sheffield, was deployed to the Gulf in January.

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Like Leonardo DiCaprio and Bradley Cooper before them, "Manchester by the Sea" supporting actor nominee Lucas Hedges got a sweetly embarrassing smooch from his mother, poet and actress Susan Titman, for all to see.

There is much scholarly literature on momentum, starting in 1993 with a bombshell paper by Narasimhan Jegadeesh and Sheridan Titman.

Christian Titman declined requests for comment.

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