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Webster 1913 Edition

Tossing

Toss′ing

,
Noun.
1.
The act of throwing upward; a rising and falling suddenly; a rolling and tumbling.
2.
(Mining)
(a)
A process which consists in washing ores by violent agitation in water, in order to separate the lighter or earthy particles; – called also
tozing
, and
treloobing
, in Cornwall.
Pryce.
(b)
A process for refining tin by dropping it through the air while melted.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tossing

TOSS'ING

,
ppr.
Throwing upward with a jerk; raising suddenly; as the head.

TOSS'ING

,
Noun.
The act of throwing upward; a rising and falling suddenly; a rolling and tumbling.
Dire was the tossing, deep the groans.

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