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  • 31caber, tossing the — ▪ Scottish sport       a Scottish athletic event consisting in throwing a “caber,” a straight, approximately 17 foot (5 metre ) long log (from which the bark has been removed) so that it turns over in the air and falls on the ground with its… …

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  • 32shoe tossing — noun The practice of throwing a pair of laced shoes over a power line or telephone line etc …

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  • 33sheaf tossing — /ˈʃif tɒsɪŋ/ (say sheef tosing) noun a competition at country shows, etc., to see who can pitchfork a sheaf, or more commonly a bag of straw, the highest. Also, sheaf pitching …

  • 34tozing — Tossing Toss ing, n. 1. The act of throwing upward; a rising and falling suddenly; a rolling and tumbling. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mining) (a) A process which consists in washing ores by violent agitation in water, in order to separate the lighter or… …

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  • 35treloobing — Tossing Toss ing, n. 1. The act of throwing upward; a rising and falling suddenly; a rolling and tumbling. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mining) (a) A process which consists in washing ores by violent agitation in water, in order to separate the lighter or… …

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  • 36Glengarry Highland Games — Tossing the caber Massed pipebands …

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  • 37Coin flipping — or coin tossing or heads or tails is the practice of throwing a coin in the air to choose between two alternatives, sometimes to resolve a dispute between two parties. It is a form of sortition which inherently has only two possible and equally… …

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  • 38probability theory — Math., Statistics. the theory of analyzing and making statements concerning the probability of the occurrence of uncertain events. Cf. probability (def. 4). [1830 40] * * * Branch of mathematics that deals with analysis of random events.… …

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  • 39Toss — Toss, Tossed or Tossing may refer to:;Cricket * Full toss, cricket delivery * Toss (cricket);Music * Tossed , a song by Frank Black on his eponymous album;People * Toss Woollaston;Places * Töss and Töss (river), in Zürich;Salad * Salad tossing.… …

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  • 40Kinetic photography — (kinetic meaning “caused by motion” [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/kinetic Dictionary.com definition of kinetic] ] ) is an experimental photographic technique in which the photographer uses movement resulting from physics to create an… …

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