fossick.
To search for something; to rummage.
Meaning & usage
To search for something; to rummage.
To search for something; to rummage. To elicit information; to ferret out.
To search for something; to rummage. To search for gems, gold, etc., on the surface or in abandoned workings.
To be troublesome.
Where this word comes from
Probably from dialectal fossick (“to ferret out”), fossuck (“troublesome person”), fussick (“to potter over one's work”), fussock (“to bustle about”), further origin uncertain. Compare fuss.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.