"fooster" meaning in English

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          "ref": "7 July 1894, Charles Dickens (editor), Kattie's Wedding, F. M. Evans and Co., Limited",
          "text": "\"Ony if he wouldn't spind so much time foosthering about with thim little hins, bad luck to thim, that lays an igg no bigger than a marble,\" she added plaintively, as the trio started down the village street."
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        "To bustle about in a purposeless way; fidget."
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        "(Ireland, intransitive) To bustle about in a purposeless way; fidget."
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          "text": "\"Speaking of which—\" Fionn starts foostering in the pocket of his manky old jacket—\"I've probably got something for you.\"",
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        "To rummage; to engage in inept activity; to noodle."
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        "(Ireland, intransitive) To rummage; to engage in inept activity; to noodle."
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        "A confused hurry; bustle."
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        "(Ireland) A confused hurry; bustle."
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          "text": "\"Ony if he wouldn't spind so much time foosthering about with thim little hins, bad luck to thim, that lays an igg no bigger than a marble,\" she added plaintively, as the trio started down the village street."
        }
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        "(Ireland, intransitive) To bustle about in a purposeless way; fidget."
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        "To rummage; to engage in inept activity; to noodle."
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        "(Ireland, intransitive) To rummage; to engage in inept activity; to noodle."
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      "word": "fústar"
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        "A confused hurry; bustle."
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