... said the shipping-master, cheerily, as he unfolded the articles on the capstan-head, "answer, and step over to starboard as I read your names. Ready? Tosser Galvin." ... — "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea • Morgan Robertson
... much-dreaded District Attorney with the awe of the new-born hero-worshipper. "I guess you are, too, hey?" he protested admiringly. "Vera was telling me you used to be a great ball tosser." ... — Vera - The Medium • Richard Harding Davis
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