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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of expiscating, fishing, or fishing out; hence, the act of getting at the truth of any matter by strict inquiry and examination.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun rare The act of expiscating; a fishing.

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  • noun archaic, formal The act of expiscating; fishing.

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