Words & TermsWork, bush and rural life
fossick
To search about, especially for gold, gemstones, discarded valuables or something worth finding.
In a sentence
In this historical or contextual use, “Fossick” means to search about, especially for gold, gemstones, discarded valuables or something worth finding.
Where it came from
The Australian National Dictionary Centre documents fossick as an Australian goldfields word that broadened beyond mining.
- Initial era
- 1800–1899
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established