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Definition of: fossick
(fôs′ik, fos′-) v.i. Austral.
1. Mining To search for gold in abandoned mines, waste heaps, etc.; also, to search for surface gold.
2. To rummage, about for something: used with about or around. [Cf. dial. E fussock bustle]
—fos′sick·er noun
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