fos|sick

fos|sick
fos|sick «FOS ihk», Australia.
–v.i.
1. Mining. a) to search for gold by digging in crevices, washing places, abandoned workings, etc. b) to take gold from someone else's claim.
2. Figurative. to search about; rummage.
–v.t.
to dig; hunt.
[apparently < dialectal fussick or fussock to putter about < fuss, verb + -ock]
fos´sick|er, noun.

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  • fos´sick|er — fos|sick «FOS ihk», Australia. –v.i. 1. Mining. a) to search for gold by digging in crevices, washing places, abandoned workings, etc. b) to take gold from someone else s claim. 2. Figurative. to search about; rummage. –v.t. to dig; hunt.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • FOS — FOS; fos·sar·ia; fos·sar·i·an; fos·sate; fos·sette; fos·sick; fos·sick·er; fos·si·form; fos·sil·if·er·ous; fos·sil·i·fi·ca·tion; fos·sil·i·fy; fos·sil·ist; fos·sil·iza·tion; fos·sil·ize; fos·sil·o·gy; fos·sor; fos·so·ri·al; fos·su·late;… …   English syllables

  • sick — fos·sick; fos·sick·er; green·sick·ness; home·sick·ness; mu·sick·er; sea·sick·ness; sick; sick·en; sick·en·er; sick·en·ing·ly; sick·er·ly; sick·ish; sick·led; sick·le·man; sick·le·mia; sick·ler; sick·ler·ite; sick·li·ly; sick·li·ness;… …   English syllables

  • fossick — fos·sick …   English syllables

  • fossicker — fos·sick·er …   English syllables

  • fossick — fos|sick [ fasık ] verb intransitive AUSTRALIAN to look for something among a lot of other things ╾ fos|sick|er noun count …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • fossick — fos•sick [[t]ˈfɒs ɪk[/t]] chiefly aus. 1) min brit. to search for waste gold in relinquished workings 2) brit. to rummage 3) brit. to ferret out • Etymology: 1850–55; cf. dial. fossick troublesome person fos′sick•er, n …   From formal English to slang

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  • Fossick — Fos sick, v. i. [Dial. E. fossick, fossuck, a troublesome person, fussick to potter over one s work, fussock to bustle about; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Fuss}.] 1. (Mining) To search for gold by picking at stone or earth or among roots in isolated …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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