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an elucidation or investigation, literally a "fishing out"
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
expiscation
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Expiscation — Ex pis*ca tion, n. The act of expiscating; a fishing. [R.] Chapman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expiscation — ex·pis·ca·tion … English syllables
expiscation — noun see expiscate … Useful english dictionary
expiscate — expiscation, n. expiscatory /ek spis keuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /ek speuh skayt , ek spis kayt/, v.t., expiscated, expiscating. Chiefly Scot. to find out by thorough and detailed investigation; discover through scrupulous examination. [1605 15; … Universalium
expiscate — v.t. fish or search out. ♦ expiscation, ♦ expiscator, n. ♦ expiscatory, a … Dictionary of difficult words
