v.
Pronunciation: ' fä-sik
Function: verb
Etymology: English dialect fossick to ferret out
Date: 1852
intransitive verb
1 Australian & New Zealand : to search for gold or gemstones typically by picking over abandoned workings
2 chiefly Australian & New Zealand : to search about : RUMMAGE
transitive verb chiefly Australian & New Zealand : to search for by or as if by rummaging : ferret out
– fos · sick · er noun chiefly Australian & New Zealand