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fossick
fos·sick F0275900 (fŏs′ĭk)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.
[English dialectal, to find out, dig up.]
fos′sick·er n.fossick (ˈfɒsɪk) vb1. (Mining & Quarrying) (intr) to search for gold or precious stones in abandoned workings, rivers, etc2. to rummage or search for (something)[C19: Australian, probably from English dialect fussock to bustle about, from fuss] ˈfossicker nfos•sick (ˈfɒs ɪk)
Chiefly Australian. v.i. 1. to search for waste gold in relinquished workings. 2. to rummage. v.t. 3. to ferret out. [1850–55; compare dial. fossick troublesome person] fos′sick•er, n. fossick
Past participle: fossicked
Gerund: fossicking
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| I fossick | | you fossick | | he/she/it fossicks | | we fossick | | you fossick | | they fossick |
| Preterite |
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| I fossicked | | you fossicked | | he/she/it fossicked | | we fossicked | | you fossicked | | they fossicked |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am fossicking | | you are fossicking | | he/she/it is fossicking | | we are fossicking | | you are fossicking | | they are fossicking |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have fossicked | | you have fossicked | | he/she/it has fossicked | | we have fossicked | | you have fossicked | | they have fossicked |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was fossicking | | you were fossicking | | he/she/it was fossicking | | we were fossicking | | you were fossicking | | they were fossicking |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had fossicked | | you had fossicked | | he/she/it had fossicked | | we had fossicked | | you had fossicked | | they had fossicked |
| Future |
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| I will fossick | | you will fossick | | he/she/it will fossick | | we will fossick | | you will fossick | | they will fossick |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have fossicked | | you will have fossicked | | he/she/it will have fossicked | | we will have fossicked | | you will have fossicked | | they will have fossicked |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be fossicking | | you will be fossicking | | he/she/it will be fossicking | | we will be fossicking | | you will be fossicking | | they will be fossicking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been fossicking | | you have been fossicking | | he/she/it has been fossicking | | we have been fossicking | | you have been fossicking | | they have been fossicking |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been fossicking | | you will have been fossicking | | he/she/it will have been fossicking | | we will have been fossicking | | you will have been fossicking | | they will have been fossicking |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been fossicking | | you had been fossicking | | he/she/it had been fossicking | | we had been fossicking | | you had been fossicking | | they had been fossicking |
| Conditional |
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| I would fossick | | you would fossick | | he/she/it would fossick | | we would fossick | | you would fossick | | they would fossick |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have fossicked | | you would have fossicked | | he/she/it would have fossicked | | we would have fossicked | | you would have fossicked | | they would have fossicked |
Thesaurusfossickverb (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.Translationsfossick
Synonyms for fossickverb searchSynonyms- search
- hunt
- explore
- ferret
- check
- forage
- rummage
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