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rock hounding

American  
Or rockhounding

noun

  1. the activity of searching for and collecting rocks, fossils, or minerals.

Etymology

Origin of rock hounding

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50; rock hound + -ing 1

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Closer to home, Buzz likes to go rock hounding in the grasslands north of Crawford and up to the South Dakota state line.

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