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fossick

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(intransitive, Australia, Britain, New Zealand) To search for something; to rummage.

(intransitive, Australia, Britain, New Zealand, specifically) To elicit information; to ferret out. [from mid 19th c.]

(intransitive, Australia, Britain, New Zealand, specifically) To search for gems, gold, etc., on the surface or in abandoned workings.

(intransitive, British dialect) To be troublesome.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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