"toss a bone to" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: tosses a bone to [present, singular, third-person], tossing a bone to [participle, present], tossed a bone to [participle, past], tossed a bone to [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} toss a bone to (third-person singular simple present tosses a bone to, present participle tossing a bone to, simple past and past participle tossed a bone to)
  1. Alternative form of throw a bone to Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: throw a bone to
    Sense id: en-toss_a_bone_to-en-verb-3iGsKB9k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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