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| fos·sick [ fóssik ] (past and past participle fos·sicked, present participle fos·sick·ing, 3rd person present singular fos·sicks) |
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1. rummage: to rummage or look for something
 She fossicked around in the drawer for the key.
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2. look for gold: to search for gold or gems in mines or streams that have already been worked
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| [Mid-19th century. < English dialect, "ferret out, get by asking," origin ?] |
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 fos·sick·er noun |
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