Welcome to another wondrous installment of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! Tomorrow night is Christmas Eve, and I wish you all the joy of good times spent with family and friends. Here's a holiday-related Word of the Week to slip into Yuletide conversations:
Fossick:
(verb)
a : to search about : rummage
b : to search for by or as if by rummaging : ferret out
-- "fossick", http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/2010/11/07/ , 12/16/10.
Example: Tired of her children fossicking in the closets all through the month of December, Leanne took to hiding her unwrapped Christmas presents in the pantry behind the shelves of canned vegetables, where they were certain never to find them.
b : to search for by or as if by rummaging : ferret out
-- "fossick", http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/2010/11/07/ , 12/16/10.
Example: Tired of her children fossicking in the closets all through the month of December, Leanne took to hiding her unwrapped Christmas presents in the pantry behind the shelves of canned vegetables, where they were certain never to find them.
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