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fos·sick

(fŏs′ĭk)

v. fos·sicked, fos·sick·ing, fos·sicks Australian

v.intr.

1. To search for gold, especially by reworking washings or waste piles.

2. To rummage or search around, especially for a possible profit.

v.tr.

To search for by or as if by rummaging.

[English dialectal, to find out, dig up.]

fos′sick·er n.

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fossick

(ˈfɒsɪk)

1. (Mining & Quarrying) (intr) to search for gold or precious stones in abandoned workings, rivers, etc

2. to rummage or search for (something)

[C19: Australian, probably from English dialect fussock to bustle about, from fuss]

ˈfossicker n

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fos•sick

(ˈfɒs ɪk)
Chiefly Australian. v.i.

1. to search for waste gold in relinquished workings.

2. to rummage.

v.t.

3. to ferret out.

[1850–55; compare dial. fossick troublesome person]

fos′sick•er, n.

fossick

Past participle: fossicked
Gerund: fossicking

Imperative
fossick
fossick

Present
I fossick
you fossick
he/she/it fossicks
we fossick
you fossick
they fossick

Preterite
I fossicked
you fossicked
he/she/it fossicked
we fossicked
you fossicked
they fossicked

Present Continuous
I am fossicking
you are fossicking
he/she/it is fossicking
we are fossicking
you are fossicking
they are fossicking

Present Perfect
I have fossicked
you have fossicked
he/she/it has fossicked
we have fossicked
you have fossicked
they have fossicked

Past Continuous
I was fossicking
you were fossicking
he/she/it was fossicking
we were fossicking
you were fossicking
they were fossicking

Past Perfect
I had fossicked
you had fossicked
he/she/it had fossicked
we had fossicked
you had fossicked
they had fossicked

Future
I will fossick
you will fossick
he/she/it will fossick
we will fossick
you will fossick
they will fossick

Future Perfect
I will have fossicked
you will have fossicked
he/she/it will have fossicked
we will have fossicked
you will have fossicked
they will have fossicked

Future Continuous
I will be fossicking
you will be fossicking
he/she/it will be fossicking
we will be fossicking
you will be fossicking
they will be fossicking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been fossicking
you have been fossicking
he/she/it has been fossicking
we have been fossicking
you have been fossicking
they have been fossicking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been fossicking
you will have been fossicking
he/she/it will have been fossicking
we will have been fossicking
you will have been fossicking
they will have been fossicking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been fossicking
you had been fossicking
he/she/it had been fossicking
we had been fossicking
you had been fossicking
they had been fossicking

Conditional
I would fossick
you would fossick
he/she/it would fossick
we would fossick
you would fossick
they would fossick

Past Conditional
I would have fossicked
you would have fossicked
he/she/it would have fossicked
we would have fossicked
you would have fossicked
they would have fossicked

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fossick

verb (Austral. & N.Z.) search, hunt, explore, ferret, check, forage, rummage If you fossick around in some specialist music stores, you may be lucky enough to find a copy.

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