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Definition of Tossings
1. tossing [n] - See also: tossing
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tossings
Literary usage of Tossings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of Richard Cumberland by Richard Cumberland (1807)
"Whilst all beneath him, as he flies, « Dire are the tossings, deep die cries, '•'•
The landscape darkens and the season dies—" &c. &c. ..."
2. Travels in Siberia by S. S. Hill (1854)
"Further Upsets.— Change Places with the Courier.— Several tossings in the
Snow.— Dangerous Position of my Fellow-passengers from Drinking. ..."
3. The Works of William E. Channing, D.D. by William Ellery Channing (1894)
"Without the tossings of another voyage, he has entered a secure haven. The fever
no longer burns in his veins ; the hollow and deep voice no longer sends ..."
4. Memoirs of John Evelyn ...: Comprising His Diary, from 1641-1705-6, and a by John Evelyn (1827)
"Thus ended this honorable person, after so many changes and tossings to and fro,
in the same house where he was borne. " Lord teach us so to number our days ..."
5. Memoirs of John Evelyn ...: Comprising His Diary, from 1641-1705-6. And a by John Evelyn (1871)
"Im'oderate fees, tedious & ruinous delays, & tossings from court to court before
an easy cause, which might be determin'd by honest gentlemen ..."
6. The Scottish Minstrel: The Songs of Scotland Subsequent to Burns by Charles Rogers (1882)
"Soon, all weary tossings o'er. We shall rest on Canaan's shore ; Rest, rejoicing
ever more, And adore ! JAMES SMITH, ONE of the most ingenious of living ..."
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