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fetish

noun

something nonsexual, such as an object or a part of the body which arouses sexual desire or is necessary for one to reach full sexual satisfaction
something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman
an irrational, or abnormal, fixation or preoccupation

:1933: We have a feeling that it must be "honest" work, because it is hard and disagreeable, and we have made a sort of of manual work. -- George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London, Ch. XXII, pg. 117 (Harvest / Harcourt paperback edition). (rfc-level, Translations at L3+)

foraging

noun

The act of searching for food

verb

(present participle of, forage)

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