fossick

ˈfɒsɪk

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Definition of fossick - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

quick look

intr.

Rare

search for something in a casual way

intr.

Rare

She loves to fossick through old bookstores.

rummage

scour

mining

intr.

TECH.

search for gold or gemstones typically in abandoned workings

intr.

TECH.

They went to the old mine to fossick for opals..

pan

prospect

information search

tr.

Rare

elicit information by searching thoroughly

tr.

Rare

He tried to fossick out the truth from the reports.

rummage

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fossick around

search through things in a casual or aimless way

She likes to fossick around in old bookstores.

fossick around for

search casually, going through belongings to locate a particular thing

I fossicked around for my keys in the box.

Origin of fossick

British dialect, fossick (to search)

Examples of fossick in a sentence

They fossick through the attic for old photos.
They decided to fossick in the riverbed for sapphires.
Many tourists fossick in the area hoping to find gold.
She decided to fossick through the archives for clues.
Journalists often fossick for details in public records.

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French:fouiller, prospecter, ...
German:stöbern, suchen, ...
Italian:rovistare, cercare oro, ...
Spanish:hurgar, escarbar, ...
Portuguese:procurar, garimpar, ...
Chinese:翻找, 淘金, ...
Japanese:ぶらぶらと探す, 金を探す, ...
Arabic:فَتَّشَ عَرَضًا, نَقَّبَ عَنِ الذَّهَبِ, ...
Hebrew:לְחַפֵּשׂ, לְעַמֵּק בַּכְּרוֹת, ...
Russian:рыться, искать золото, ...
Ukrainian:нишпорити, шукати золото, ...
Hindi:तलाश करना, सोना खोजना, ...
Bengali:আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে খোঁজা, খনন করা, ...
Catalan:remenar, excavar, ...
Czech:prohrabovat se, rýžovat, ...
Danish:lede efter, grave efter, ...
Dutch:snuffelen, zoeken naar, ...
Greek:ψάχνω χαλαρά, αναζητώ, ...
Hungarian:kotorászni, kutatni, ...
Khmer:រុករក, រុករករ៉ែត្បូង, ...
Korean:가볍게 뒤지다, 탐사하다, ...
Persian:بگردد, کاوش کردن, ...
Polish:przeszukiwać, szukać, ...
Portuguese (BR):garimpar, procurar, ...
Romanian:a răsfoi, a explora, ...
Swedish:leta, leta efter guld, ...
Thai:ค้นหา, ค้นหาทอง, ...
Turkish:aramak, altın aramak, ...
Vietnamese:lục lọi, tìm vàng, ...

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