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  1. 1. 1. (Mining) 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. [Australia] 2. To search about; to rummage. A man who has fossicked in nature's byways. D. Macdonald. Source: webster
  2. 2. To search for gold by picking at stone or earth or among rootsin isolated spots, picking over abandoned workings, etc.; hence, tosteal gold or auriferous matter from another's claim. [Australia] Source: adambom

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