01 v. i. To search for gold by picking at stone or earth or among roots in isolated spots, picking over abandoned workings, etc.; hence, to steal go…
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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.(Mining) [Australia]
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To search about; to rummage.“A man who has fossicked in nature's byways.” — D. Macdonald.