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At the second site, I ran into a new word:
fossicker
In Australia or New Zealand especially, one who informally searches for
gold by "reworking" abandoned piles of earth which may have already
been depleted of the mineral. To ferret out; to rummage for something of
value with a goal of making a profit.
A fossicker is also a bothersome person, one who busies about and
creates trouble.
Fossicking is quite an enjoyable hobby in Australia and New Zealand,
parts of the world that are home to a wide range of fossils and minerals.
Origin is unknown.
So in hijacking words from tsuwm? wwftd, I have been fossicking. Sound a bit naughty.
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