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fos·sick

   [fos-ik] Chiefly Australian.
verb (used without object)
1.
Mining. to undermine another's digging; search for waste gold in relinquished workings, washing places, etc.
2.
to search for any object by which to make gain: to fossick for clients.
verb (used with object)
3.
to hunt; seek; ferret out.

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Fossicking is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Origin:
1850–55; compare dial. fossick troublesome person, fussick to bustle about, apparently fuss + -ick, variant of -ock

Related forms
fos·sick·er, noun
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