transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfä-sik ]
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