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tossing

noun

  1. act of throwing randomly perhaps underhand or casually
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Wiktionary

adj

  1. Used to disparage or curse someone or something.

    I can't get this tossing program to work.

noun

  1. The motion of something that tosses; a throwing or sudden rising and falling.

    Starbuck himself was seen coolly and adroitly balancing himself to the jerking tossings of his chip of a craft.

  2. The process of washing ores by violent agitation in water, in order to separate the lighter or earthy particles; tozing.

    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

  3. A process for refining tin by dropping it through the air while melted.

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of toss