well-tossedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈtɒst/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈtɔst/,

/ˌwɛlˈtɑst/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., tossed adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + tossed adj.

Skilfully, properly, or thoroughly tossed; esp. thrown with force or accuracy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > [adjective] > thrown > with force

stiff-thrown1608

well-tossedc1622

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > preparing fruit and vegetables > [adjective] > tossed (of salad)

well-tossedc1622

tossed1947

c1622 C. Marlowe tr. Ovid Elegies iii. ix. sig. E8 When well-toss'd [L. bene iactati] mattocks did the ground prepare.

1673 R. Almond Eng. Horsman vii. 32 Then come to him again and give him another quart, well tossed and ree'd.

1741 J. Ozell tr. P. de B. de Brantôme Spanish Rhodomontades 40 He [sc. a sailor] was well tossed, and very near perishing.

a1765 W. Dunkin Poet. Wks. (1769) I. 305 Lofty let me fly From well-toss'd blanket; headlong into jakes Infernal cast me.

1823 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 39 Plenty of pancakes, well toss'd and crisp.

1889 Outing Oct. 62/2 Broiled chicken or steak, with French fried potatoes, rolls, coffee, and a well-tossed salad.

1920 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 31 6 We may reason that other..well-tossed pennies will in the long run, come heads fifty per cent of the time.

1971 Flying Mag. July 58/2 Just how much of a fort does it take to protect a town across which you could then have pitched a well-tossed rock?

2011 Wired June 82/4 All it would take for you to fall in love with Barbara Stanwyck would be a well-tossed apple to the noggin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-tossed
释义	well-tossedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈtɒst/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈtɔst/, /ˌwɛlˈtɑst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., tossed adj. Etymology: < well adv. + tossed adj. Skilfully, properly, or thoroughly tossed; esp. thrown with force or accuracy. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > [adjective] > thrown > with force stiff-thrown1608 well-tossedc1622 the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > preparing fruit and vegetables > [adjective] > tossed (of salad) well-tossedc1622 tossed1947 c1622 C. Marlowe tr. Ovid Elegies iii. ix. sig. E8 When well-toss'd [L. bene iactati] mattocks did the ground prepare. 1673 R. Almond Eng. Horsman vii. 32 Then come to him again and give him another quart, well tossed and ree'd. 1741 J. Ozell tr. P. de B. de Brantôme Spanish Rhodomontades 40 He [sc. a sailor] was well tossed, and very near perishing. a1765 W. Dunkin Poet. Wks. (1769) I. 305 Lofty let me fly From well-toss'd blanket; headlong into jakes Infernal cast me. 1823 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 39 Plenty of pancakes, well toss'd and crisp. 1889 Outing Oct. 62/2 Broiled chicken or steak, with French fried potatoes, rolls, coffee, and a well-tossed salad. 1920 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 31 6 We may reason that other..well-tossed pennies will in the long run, come heads fifty per cent of the time. 1971 Flying Mag. July 58/2 Just how much of a fort does it take to protect a town across which you could then have pitched a well-tossed rock? 2011 Wired June 82/4 All it would take for you to fall in love with Barbara Stanwyck would be a well-tossed apple to the noggin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1622
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