fos•sick
Pronunciation: (fos'ik), [key]
— Chiefly Australian. Chiefly Australian.
—v.i.
- to undermine another's digging; search for waste gold in relinquished workings, washing places, etc.
- to search for any object by which to make gain: to fossick for clients.
—v.t.
- to hunt; seek; ferret out.
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