titman

πŸ“– Definitions

noun

1. The smallest or weakest in a group, such as the runt of a litter.

2. A person of short stature, physically or metaphorically.

πŸ’¬ Usage Examples

β€œHis stature was ridiculous, a small man, he was always the titman in his class in school, a regular runt.” John Hersey; The Marmot Drive; Knopf; 1953. β€œWe are a race of tit-men, and soar but little higher in our intellectual flights than the columns of the daily paper.” Henry David Thoreau; Walden; Ticknor and Fields; 1854.
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