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Definition of Toss in
1. Verb. Add casually to a conversation. "`I don't agree with this,' she tossed in"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Toss In
Literary usage of Toss in
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. America, Picturesque and Descriptive by Joel Cook (1900)
"Where do they stand, these walls of corn, Whose banners toss in the breeze of morn ?
" Open the atlas, conned by rule, In the olden days of the district ..."
2. Dictionary of English and French Idioms: Illustrating, by Phrases and by Jean Roemer (1853)
"To toss in bed, être agité — ne pouvoir rester en place — changer de position à
tous moments. To toss in a blanket, berner. 77i? bull mad« a run at him and ..."
3. Kansas in Literature by William Herbert Carruth (1900)
"Where do they stand—these walls of corn, Whose banners toss in the breeze of morn ?
Open the atlas, conned by rule, In the olden days of the district school ..."
4. Kansas in Literature by William Herbert Carruth (1900)
"Where do they stand—these walls of corn, Whose banners toss in the breeze of morn?
Open the atlas, conned by rule, In the olden days of the district school. ..."
5. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel (1874)
"1. tossing in a blanket; 2. blanket to toss in. $>rel'[en, (IB.) va 1. to toss (in
a blanket); to make to rebound; 2. coi. to cheat. greller, (sir.) m. ..."
6. Economical Cookery by Marion Harris Neil (1918)
"Brush over with egg, toss in bread crumbs or corn meal, and fry in plenty of
smoking hot fat until nicely browned. Drain and serve hot. ..."
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