- fossicked
- v. rummage or search around for a possible profit; hunt; seek; (Mining) search for gold or gems in mines or streams by picking abandoned works
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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fossick — UK [ˈfɒsɪk] / US [ˈfɑsɪk] verb [intransitive] Word forms fossick : present tense I/you/we/they fossick he/she/it fossicks present participle fossicking past tense fossicked past participle fossicked Australian to look for something among a lot of … English dictionary
Fossick — Fos sick, v. i. [Dial. E. fossick, fossuck, a troublesome person, fussick to potter over one s work, fussock to bustle about; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Fuss}.] 1. (Mining) To search for gold by picking at stone or earth or among roots in isolated … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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