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• fossick — /ˈfɒsɪk / (say fosik) verb (i) 1. a. to search unsystematically or in a small way for mineral deposits, usually over ground previously worked by others. b. to search similarly for small items: to fossick through a drawer for scissors. 2. to… …  

• fossick — fossicker, n. /fos ik/, Chiefly Australian. v.i. 1. Mining. to undermine another s digging; search for waste gold in relinquished workings, washing places, etc. 2. to search for any object by which to make gain: to fossick for clients. v.t. 3. to …   Universalium

• fossick — verb a) To ferret out; to elicit information. In New South Wales the bureau has been able to dispose of a large contingent of the workless by sending them to fossick for gold on old or deserted goldfields. b) To search for gold, gems, etc., on… …   Wiktionary

• 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

• fossick — [fäs′ik] vi. [Eng dial., prob. ult. < FUSS] Austral. 1. to prospect or search, as for gold 2. to search about; rummage vt. to search for; seek out …   English World dictionary

• fossick — To search for gold. In the Cornish dialect, fossick means to obtain by asking, to ferret out . Cornish miners probably brought the term to Australia in the 1850s and used it to describe their search for gold. Australia inherited a number of… …   Australian idioms

• 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 — verb Etymology: English dialect fossick to ferret out Date: 1852 intransitive verb 1. Australian & New Zealand to search for gold or gemstones typically by picking over abandoned workings 2. chiefly Australian & New Zealand to search about ;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• fossick — fos•sick [[t]ˈfɒs ɪk[/t]] chiefly aus. 1) min brit. to search for waste gold in relinquished workings 2) brit. to rummage 3) brit. to ferret out • Etymology: 1850–55; cf. dial. fossick troublesome person fos′sick•er, n …   From formal English to slang

• fossick — v.intr. Austral. & NZ colloq. 1 (foll. by about, around) rummage, search. 2 search for gold etc. in abandoned workings. Derivatives: fossicker n. Etymology: 19th c.: cf. dial. fossick bustle about …   Useful english dictionary

• fossick — I Australian Slang to search, to rummage; hunt for gemstones etc. (usually opals or sapphires); to prospect for gold; to search idly among rubbish etc. II Australian English To hunt for gemstones …   English dialects glossary