tosh
To search for valuables in sewersTo search for valuables in sewers
» Whoever came out with that tosh is an absolute eejit.
Wer auch immer diesen Mist verzapft hat, ist ein Volltrottel. — MUIRIEL
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4 senses(UK, slang, uncommon)To search for valuables in sewers
(UK)To use a tosh-pan, either to wash, to splash, or to "bath"
(Scotland)To make ‘tosh’: to tidy, to trim.
(UK, obsolete, slang)To steal copper, particularly from ship hulls
Toshing, a cant word for stealing copper sheathing from vessels' bottoms, or from dock-yard stores.
Examples
5 sentencesWhoever came out with that tosh is an absolute eejit.
deWer auch immer diesen Mist verzapft hat, ist ein Volltrottel. — MUIRIEL
That's a load of tosh.
deDas ist ein Riesenquatsch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom was able to make the biggest load of tosh sound convincing enough that everyone believed him.
deTom konnte den größten Unsinn so überzeugend von sich geben, dass ihm jeder glaubte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
That's just tosh.
ruЭто просто вздор. — marafon
deDas ist doch Kokolores. — Zaghawa
That's absolute tosh.
deDas ist völliger Unsinn. — Tamy
Origin
From 19th-century British thieves' cant, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from *tarsh, a metatFrom 19th-century British thieves' cant, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from *tarsh, a metathetic alteration of trash; or from toss.
Compare Old French tonce (“shorn, clipped”) and English tonsure.
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Forms
toshes, toshing, toshed, toshedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.