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tossment

tossment noun: tossing; moving restlessly.

Noun

tossment (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Tossing; moving restlessly.
    • After so long a voyage as three score and 16 years tossment upon the waves of this troublesome world.quoted in 1866, Henry Dircks, Worcesteriana: a Collection of Literary Authorities (page 18)
    • Ortúzar lays his hand upon “The Poppet's” curly head, which is more than usually curly after a night's tossment, and asks, “What shall you say to el padre this morning?”1875, E. F. B., Sandycourt: a Tale, page 69

Origin of tossment

From toss + -ment.

Questions about tossment

What does tossment mean?
Tossment means tossing; moving restlessly.
What part of speech is tossment?
Tossment is a noun.

Words near tossment in the dictionary

  1. tossing up
  2. tossingly
  3. tossings
  4. tossjob
  5. tossjobs
  6. tossment
  7. tosspiece
  8. tosspieces
  9. tosspot
  10. tosspots
  11. tosspottery

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