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View usage for: fossick in British English (ˈfɒsɪk) verb Australian and New Zealand1. (intransitive) to search for gold or precious stones in abandoned workings, rivers, etc 2. to rummage or search for (something) Derived forms fossicker (ˈfossicker) noun Word origin C19: Australian, probably from English dialect fussock to bustle about, from fussfossick in American English (ˈfɑsɪk) verb intransitive Austral1. to prospect or search, as for gold 2. to search about; rummage verb transitive3. to search for; seek out Word origin Eng dial., prob. ult. < fuss Synonyms of 'fossick'search, hunt, explore, ferret More Synonyms of fossick Definition to search for, through, or in something; to forage (Australian, New Zealand) If you fossick around in some specialist music stores, you may be lucky enough to find a copy. Additional synonymsDefinition to examine or investigate, esp. systematically The film explores the relationship between artist and instrument. Synonyms investigate, consider, research, survey, search, prospect, examine, probe, analyse, look into, inspect, work over, scrutinize, inquire intoDefinition to search around She ferreted among some papers. Synonyms search, hunt, sift, scour, rummage, forage, fossick (Australian, New Zealand) Definition to obtain by searching about They were forced to forage for clothes and fuel. Synonyms search, hunt, scavenge, cast about, seek, explore, raid, scour, plunder, look round, rummage, ransack, scrounge (informal), fossick (Australian, New Zealand) - forward-looking
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Additional synonymsDefinition to search untidily They rummage through piles of second-hand clothes. Synonyms search, hunt, root, explore, delve, examine, ransack, forage, fossick (Australian, New Zealand), rootle |