Definition of fossick in English:

fossick

verb ˈfɒsɪkˈfɑsɪk

[no object]Australian, NZ informal

1Rummage; search.
〈非正式，澳/新西兰〉搜索，搜寻
he spent years fossicking through documents
他花了多年搜寻文献。
Example sentencesExamples
- Now you're obviously fossicking through plants for special substances to see if they're useful.
- In May, Lucky turned 75 and has just purchased a caravan in order to go fossicking for sapphires with his wife.
- Robyn, you have to understand that when we do find this, it is a war grave and we don't want to go fossicking through the ship.
- Assuming that a web search is the same as fossicking through a newspaper archive is the biggest research mistake search-engine expert David Hawking ever made.
- They are fossicking for books to satisfy a well defined need.
Synonyms
rummage, search about, scrabble around, feel around, grope around, forage around, fish about, fish around, poke about, poke around, scratch about, scratch around, delve, dig, hunt
1. 1.1 Search for gold in abandoned workings.
  在废矿淘金
  Example sentencesExamples
  Before that they were aware that people were interested in going to the station to fossick for gold - but were unaware that changes to the mining act in the year 2000, gave fossickers automatic rights of entry to the property.
  But potential prospectors shouldn't take a pick and shovel - it's now illegal to fossick for gold in the Egmont National Park that embraces the Kaitakes.
  The Indonesian police claim that those involved in the January 7 incident were not local people, but ‘illegal miners’ armed with spears and mining tools, who had come to Halmahera from Sulawesi and other islands to fossick for gold.
  Synonyms
  search, scour, look around in, explore, sweep, probe, hunt through, look through, scrabble about in, scrabble around in, root about in, root around in, ferret in, ferret about in, ferret around in, rummage about in, rummage around in, rummage round in, rummage in, rummage through, forage through, fish about in, fish around in, poke about in, poke around in, dig in, grub about in, grub around in, delve in, go through, sift through, rake, rifle through, ransack, turn over, go through with a fine-tooth comb

Derivatives

fossicker

noun

NZ, Australian

informal

Before that they were aware that people were interested in going to the station to fossick for gold - but were unaware that changes to the mining act in the year 2000, gave fossickers automatic rights of entry to the property.
Example sentencesExamples
- It's amazing the number of keen fossickers and amount of gear that can be crammed into two vehicles - fourteen collectors in all.
- In 1960 an opal fossicker unearthed another facet of the region on a large scale: the world's largest fossilized dinosaur stampede conserved in rock from the cretaceous period.
- But perhaps the real similarity lies in the smash-and-grab variety of science both fossickers blithely espoused.
- Two eager fossickers - a man and woman apparently in their 20s - were already going through them and picking out their favourites.

Origin

Mid 19th century (referring to mining): probably from the English dialect sense 'obtain by asking' (i.e. ‘ferret out’).

Rhymes

virtuosic

Definition of fossick in US English:

fossick

verbˈfɑsɪkˈfäsik

[no object]Australian, NZ informal

1Rummage; search.
〈非正式，澳/新西兰〉搜索，搜寻
he spent years fossicking through documents
他花了多年搜寻文献。
Example sentencesExamples
- Robyn, you have to understand that when we do find this, it is a war grave and we don't want to go fossicking through the ship.
- They are fossicking for books to satisfy a well defined need.
- In May, Lucky turned 75 and has just purchased a caravan in order to go fossicking for sapphires with his wife.
- Now you're obviously fossicking through plants for special substances to see if they're useful.
- Assuming that a web search is the same as fossicking through a newspaper archive is the biggest research mistake search-engine expert David Hawking ever made.
Synonyms
rummage, search about, scrabble around, feel around, grope around, forage around, fish about, fish around, poke about, poke around, scratch about, scratch around, delve, dig, hunt
1. 1.1 Search for gold in abandoned workings.
  在废矿淘金
  Example sentencesExamples
  But potential prospectors shouldn't take a pick and shovel - it's now illegal to fossick for gold in the Egmont National Park that embraces the Kaitakes.
  Before that they were aware that people were interested in going to the station to fossick for gold - but were unaware that changes to the mining act in the year 2000, gave fossickers automatic rights of entry to the property.
  The Indonesian police claim that those involved in the January 7 incident were not local people, but ‘illegal miners’ armed with spears and mining tools, who had come to Halmahera from Sulawesi and other islands to fossick for gold.
  Synonyms
  search, scour, look around in, explore, sweep, probe, hunt through, look through, scrabble about in, scrabble around in, root about in, root around in, ferret in, ferret about in, ferret around in, rummage about in, rummage around in, rummage round in, rummage in, rummage through, forage through, fish about in, fish around in, poke about in, poke around in, dig in, grub about in, grub around in, delve in, go through, sift through, rake, rifle through, ransack, turn over, go through with a fine-tooth comb

Origin

Mid 19th century (referring to mining): probably from the English dialect sense ‘obtain by asking’ (i.e. ‘ferret out’).

单词	fossick
释义	Definition of fossick in English: fossick verb ˈfɒsɪkˈfɑsɪk [no object]Australian, NZ informal 1Rummage; search. 〈非正式，澳/新西兰〉搜索，搜寻 he spent years fossicking through documents 他花了多年搜寻文献。 Example sentencesExamples Now you're obviously fossicking through plants for special substances to see if they're useful. In May, Lucky turned 75 and has just purchased a caravan in order to go fossicking for sapphires with his wife. Robyn, you have to understand that when we do find this, it is a war grave and we don't want to go fossicking through the ship. Assuming that a web search is the same as fossicking through a newspaper archive is the biggest research mistake search-engine expert David Hawking ever made. They are fossicking for books to satisfy a well defined need. Synonyms rummage, search about, scrabble around, feel around, grope around, forage around, fish about, fish around, poke about, poke around, scratch about, scratch around, delve, dig, hunt 1.1 Search for gold in abandoned workings. 在废矿淘金 Example sentencesExamples Before that they were aware that people were interested in going to the station to fossick for gold - but were unaware that changes to the mining act in the year 2000, gave fossickers automatic rights of entry to the property. But potential prospectors shouldn't take a pick and shovel - it's now illegal to fossick for gold in the Egmont National Park that embraces the Kaitakes. The Indonesian police claim that those involved in the January 7 incident were not local people, but ‘illegal miners’ armed with spears and mining tools, who had come to Halmahera from Sulawesi and other islands to fossick for gold. Synonyms search, scour, look around in, explore, sweep, probe, hunt through, look through, scrabble about in, scrabble around in, root about in, root around in, ferret in, ferret about in, ferret around in, rummage about in, rummage around in, rummage round in, rummage in, rummage through, forage through, fish about in, fish around in, poke about in, poke around in, dig in, grub about in, grub around in, delve in, go through, sift through, rake, rifle through, ransack, turn over, go through with a fine-tooth comb Derivatives fossicker noun NZ, Australian informal Before that they were aware that people were interested in going to the station to fossick for gold - but were unaware that changes to the mining act in the year 2000, gave fossickers automatic rights of entry to the property. Example sentencesExamples It's amazing the number of keen fossickers and amount of gear that can be crammed into two vehicles - fourteen collectors in all. In 1960 an opal fossicker unearthed another facet of the region on a large scale: the world's largest fossilized dinosaur stampede conserved in rock from the cretaceous period. But perhaps the real similarity lies in the smash-and-grab variety of science both fossickers blithely espoused. Two eager fossickers - a man and woman apparently in their 20s - were already going through them and picking out their favourites. Origin Mid 19th century (referring to mining): probably from the English dialect sense 'obtain by asking' (i.e. ‘ferret out’). Rhymes virtuosic Definition of fossick in US English: fossick verbˈfɑsɪkˈfäsik [no object]Australian, NZ informal 1Rummage; search. 〈非正式，澳/新西兰〉搜索，搜寻 he spent years fossicking through documents 他花了多年搜寻文献。 Example sentencesExamples Robyn, you have to understand that when we do find this, it is a war grave and we don't want to go fossicking through the ship. They are fossicking for books to satisfy a well defined need. In May, Lucky turned 75 and has just purchased a caravan in order to go fossicking for sapphires with his wife. Now you're obviously fossicking through plants for special substances to see if they're useful. Assuming that a web search is the same as fossicking through a newspaper archive is the biggest research mistake search-engine expert David Hawking ever made. Synonyms rummage, search about, scrabble around, feel around, grope around, forage around, fish about, fish around, poke about, poke around, scratch about, scratch around, delve, dig, hunt 1.1 Search for gold in abandoned workings. 在废矿淘金 Example sentencesExamples But potential prospectors shouldn't take a pick and shovel - it's now illegal to fossick for gold in the Egmont National Park that embraces the Kaitakes. Before that they were aware that people were interested in going to the station to fossick for gold - but were unaware that changes to the mining act in the year 2000, gave fossickers automatic rights of entry to the property. The Indonesian police claim that those involved in the January 7 incident were not local people, but ‘illegal miners’ armed with spears and mining tools, who had come to Halmahera from Sulawesi and other islands to fossick for gold. Synonyms search, scour, look around in, explore, sweep, probe, hunt through, look through, scrabble about in, scrabble around in, root about in, root around in, ferret in, ferret about in, ferret around in, rummage about in, rummage around in, rummage round in, rummage in, rummage through, forage through, fish about in, fish around in, poke about in, poke around in, dig in, grub about in, grub around in, delve in, go through, sift through, rake, rifle through, ransack, turn over, go through with a fine-tooth comb Origin Mid 19th century (referring to mining): probably from the English dialect sense ‘obtain by asking’ (i.e. ‘ferret out’).
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