See Also: tomtit(medicine)
tomtit(dictionary)

tomtit (iou)



tomtit noun. E18.
[from TOM noun1 + TIT noun4.]
Any of several small British birds, esp. tits; spec. the blue tit, Parus caeruleus. Also, any of various similar birds elsewhere; esp. (a) N. Amer. a chickadee, P. atricapillus; (b) Austral. a thornbill, Acanthiza chrysorrhoa (family Acanthizidae); (c) NZ a small black and white flycatcher, Petroica macrocephala (family Eopsaltridae). E18.
b. transf. A little man or boy. rare. M18.
A small sailing boat. M19.
= SHIT noun. rhyming slang. M20.