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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fos•sick (fos′ik),USA pronunciation [Chiefly Australian.]v.i. - Mining, British Termsto undermine another's digging;
search for waste gold in relinquished workings, washing places, etc. - British Termsto search for any object by which to make gain:to fossick for clients.
v.t. - British Termsto hunt;
seek;
ferret out.
- compare dialect, dialectal fossick troublesome person, fussick to bustle about, apparently fuss + -ick, variant of -ock 1850–55
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