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 spots, picking over abandoned workings, etc.; hence, to steal
gold or auriferous matter from another's claim. [Australia]
2. To search about; to rummage.
A man who has fossicked in nature's
byways.
D. Macdonald.
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 spots, picking over abandoned workings, etc.; hence, to steal
gold or auriferous matter from another's claim. [Australia]
2. To search about; to rummage.
A man who has fossicked in nature's
byways.
D. Macdonald.
