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fos·sick (fäs′ik)

intransitive verb

  1. to prospect or search, as for gold
  2. to search about; rummage

Etymology: Eng dial., prob. ult. < fuss

transitive verb

to search for; seek out

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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