Definitions for: Fossick






Webster (1913) Definition: Fos"sick, v. i. [Dial. E. fossick, fossuck, a
troublesome person, fussick to potter over one's work,
fussock to bustle about; of uncertain origin. Cf. Fuss.]
1. (Mining) To search for gold by picking at stone or earth
or among roots in isolated spots, picking over abandoned
workings, etc.; hence, to steal gold or auriferous matter
from another's claim. [Australia]

2. To search about; to rummage.

A man who has fossicked in nature's byways. --D.
Macdonald.

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