Word Study
tossing
CIDE DICTIONARY
tossing, n.
- The act of throwing upward; a rising and falling suddenly; a rolling and tumbling. [1913 Webster]
- A process which consists in washing ores by violent agitation in water, in order to separate the lighter or earthy particles; -- called also
tozing , andtreloobing , in Cornwall. [1913 Webster]
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