| 单词 | fossick |
| 释义 | fossick[ fos-ik ] / ˈfɒs ɪk / verb (used without object)Mining. to undermine another's digging; search for waste gold in relinquished workings, washing places, etc. to search for any object by which to make gain: to fossick for clients. verb (used with object)to hunt; seek; ferret out. Origin of fossickFirst recorded in 1850–55; origin uncertain; compare British dialect fossick “troublesome person,” fussick, fursick “to bustle about, fidget”; apparently fuss + -ick, variant of -ock OTHER WORDS FROM fossickfos·sick·er, nounWords nearby fossickfossarian, fosse, fossette, Fosse Way, Fossey, fossick, fossil, fossil energy, fossil fuel, fossil fuels, fossil gum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fossick
British Dictionary definitions for fossickfossick / (ˈfɒsɪk) / verb Australian and NZ(intr) to search for gold or precious stones in abandoned workings, rivers, etc to rummage or search for (something) Derived forms of fossickfossicker, nounWord Origin for fossickC19: Australian, probably from English dialect fussock to bustle about, from fuss Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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