fossicking
"Fossicking" is an Australian and Cornish (Cornwallish? Cornwallian?) term for prospecting. In Australia, it can apparently also mean "rummaging."
Encountered it in a cover letter for a story submitted to SH.
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"Fossicking" is an Australian and Cornish (Cornwallish? Cornwallian?) term for prospecting. In Australia, it can apparently also mean "rummaging."
Encountered it in a cover letter for a story submitted to SH.