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tossings

tossings is the plural of tossing.

Meaning of tossing

Noun

tossing (plural tossings)

  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.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 48, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC
  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 again1778, William Pryce, Mineralogia Cornubiensis: A Treatise on Minerals, Mines, and Mining […]
  3. A process for refining tin by dropping it through the air while melted.

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What is tossings the plural of?
Tossings is the plural of tossing.

Words near tossings in the dictionary

  1. tossing someone's salad
  2. tossing the pieman
  3. tossing together
  4. tossing up
  5. tossingly
  6. tossings
  7. tossjob
  8. tossjobs
  9. tossment
  10. tosspiece
  11. tosspieces

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