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09-04-2008, 02:12 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Sacha[_3_]
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Bird question
On 9/4/08 09:56, in article
, "The
Old OakTree" wrote:
Hmmm.. Fossicking. I've just learned a new word.
Cat(h)
;-) I have no idea of its origins or even if it's a 'real'
word but it does
describe such an action perfectly.
Sacha
It's real enough - I wondered if it was ultimately derived from
Latin 'fossa' meaning a ditch or excavation, but according to
Chambers Dictionary, it is an Australian term, possibly
connected with an English dialect word meaning a troublesome
person.
I used to know a family whose surname was Fossick!
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