Tossings
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Tossing
TOSS'ING, participle present tense Throwing upward with a jerk; raising suddenly; as the head.
TOSS'ING, noun The act of throwing upward; a rising and falling suddenly; a rolling and tumbling.
Dire was the tossing deep the groans.
TOSS'-POT, noun [toss and pot.] A toper; one habitually given to strong drink.