different between tossing vs dossing

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tossing

tossing (plural tossings)

The motion of something that tosses; a throwing or sudden rising and falling.
- Starbuck himself was seen coolly and adroitly balancing himself to the jerking tossings of his chip of a craft.
(mining) The process of washing ores by violent agitation in water, in order to separate the lighter or earthy particles; tozing.
- 1778, William Pryce, Mineralogia Cornubiensis: A Treatise on Minerals, Mines, and Mining […]
  If it is necessary buddle the Tin over again , after it is sifted ( which is the best method for cleansing most sorts of Tin , for there may lie a rough waste , that will not come off by tossing and packing ) then buddle it over again
A process for refining tin by dropping it through the air while melted.

tossing (not comparable)

(vulgar, colloquial) Used to disparage or curse someone or something.
I can't get this tossing program to work.

dossing

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