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English English Dictionary

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Tossing (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Toss

Tossing (n.)

The act of throwing upward; a rising and falling suddenly; a rolling and tumbling.

Tossing (n.)

A process which consists in washing ores by violent agitation in water, in order to separate the lighter or earhy particles; -- called also tozing, and treloobing, in Cornwall.

Tossing (n.)

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