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toss 2, noun (oh) and UMPIRE (law)


toss 2, noun (oh)



2 n [C]
the act of throwing a coin in the air to decide something, especially who will do something first in a game
:: The toss of a coin decided who would go first.
win/lose the toss
::Malory won the toss and will serve.
a sudden backwards movement of your head, so that your hair moves, often showing anger
::'I'll see,' the nurse said, with an officious toss of her head .
a gentle throw
not give a toss
BrE spoken to not care about something at all
::I really couldn't give a toss what Sam thinks.
-see also argue the toss at argue (5)

UMPIRE (law)


UMPIRE. A person selected by two or more arbitrators. When they are authorize to do so by the submission of the parties, and they cannot agree authorize to do so by the submission of the parties, and they cannot agree as to the subject-matter referred to them, whose duty it is to decide the as to the subject-matter referred to them, whose duty it is to decide the matter in dispute. Sometimes the term is applied to a single arbitrator, matter in dispute. Sometimes the term is applied to a single arbitrator, selected by the parties themselves. Kyd on Awards, 6, 75, 77 Caldw. on Arb. selected by the parties themselves. Kyd on Awards, 6, 75, 77 Caldw. on Arb. 38; Dane' s Ab. Index, h.t.; 3 Vin. Ab. 93; Com. Dig. Arbitrament, F; 4 Dall. 38; Dane' s Ab. Index, h.t.; 3 Vin. Ab. 93; Com. Dig. Arbitrament, F; 4 Dall. 271, 432; 4 Sco. N. S. 378; Bouv. Inst. Index, h.t. 271, 432; 4 Sco. N. S. 378; Bouv. Inst. Index, h.t.