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fos·sick  (fsk)

v. fos·sicked, fos·sick·ing, fos·sicks Australian

v.intr.

1. To search for gold, especially by reworking washings or waste piles.

2. To rummage or search around, especially for a possible profit.

v.tr.

To search for by or as if by rummaging.

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[English dialectal, to find out, dig up.]

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fossick·er n.

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fossick [ˈfɒsɪk]

vb Austral and NZ

1. (Mining & Quarrying) (intr) to search for gold or precious stones in abandoned workings, rivers, etc.

2. to rummage or search for (something)

[Australian, probably from English dialect fussock to bustle about, from fuss]

fossicker  n

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fossick

verb (Austral. & N.Z.) search, hunt, explore, ferret, check, forage, rummage If you fossick around in some specialist music stores, you may be lucky enough to find a copy.