2. To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean. Shak.

To toss for, to throw dice or a coin to determine the possession of; to

gamble for. — To toss up, to throw a coin into the air, and wager on

which side it will fall, or determine a question by its fall. Bramsion.

Toss, n. 1. A throwing upward, or with a jerk; the act of tossing; as,

the toss of a ball.

2. A throwing up of the head; a particular manner of raising the head

with a jerk. Swift.

Tos"sel (?), n. See Tassel.

Toss"er (?), n. Ohe who tosser. J. Fletcher.

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