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retossed

retossed is the simple past and past participle of retoss.

Meaning of retoss

Verb

retoss (third-person singular simple present retosses, present participle retossing, simple past and past participle retossed)

  1. To toss again; to throw back.
    • Compare unto him the vulgar troupes of our men, stupide, base, servile, wavering, and continually floting on the tempestuous ocean of divers passions which tosse and retosse the same, wholy depending of others.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 42, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book I, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC

Questions about retossed

What is retossed the simple past and past participle of?
Retossed is the simple past and past participle of retoss.

Words near retossed in the dictionary

  1. retorture
  2. retortured
  3. retortures
  4. retorturing
  5. retoss
  6. retossed
  7. retosses
  8. retossing
  9. retotal
  10. retotaled
  11. retotaling

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