"expiscation" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1601, George Chapman, Peristeros, or the Male Turtle:",
          "text": "All thy worth, yet, thy selfe must Patronise,\nBy quaffing more of the Castalian Head;\nIn expiscation of whose Mysteries,\nOur Netts must still be clogd, with heauy Lead,\nTo make them sincke, and catche",
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        "The act of expiscating or searching for information; fishing."
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        "(archaic, formal, usually figurative) The act of expiscating or searching for information; fishing."
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        "(archaic, formal, usually figurative) The act of expiscating or searching for information; fishing."
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