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present participle and gerund of toss examples
plural tossings
The motion of something that tosses; a throwing or sudden rising and falling. quotations examples
Starbuck himself was seen coolly and adroitly balancing himself to the jerking tossings of his chip of a craft.
1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 48, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley
(mining) The process of washing ores by violent agitation in water, in order to separate the lighter or earthy particles; tozing. quotations examples
If it is necessary buddle the Tin over again , after it is sifted ( which is the best method for cleansing most sorts of Tin , for there may lie a rough waste , that will not come off by tossing and packing ) then buddle it over again
1778, William Pryce, Mineralogia Cornubiensis: A Treatise on Minerals, Mines, and Mining […]
A process for refining tin by dropping it through the air while melted. examples
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(vulgar, colloquial) Used to disparage or curse someone or something. examples