Pronounced: soo-purr-CAR-go, noun
Notes: I thought perhaps “important cargo”, but that’s not right
Yesterday’s word
The word fossick means
- to search for gold or gemstones typically by picking over abandoned workings
- to search about; rummage
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1800s
Background / Comments
As I noted yesterday, I don’t feel too bad about not knowing this word, since it is primarily used in Australia and New Zealand. The first definition above is the oldest; the second one came about a few decades after the first one. The exact origin of our word is unclear, but it is thought to have come from the term “fussock” (to bustle about; to fidget).
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