Posted by Mike Jones on February 27, 2014 at 10:27:26 user Mike_Jones.
In Reply to: Re: Typo? posted by Peter Hyland on February 26, 2014 at 13:27:07:
I think the meaning "pick out" or "search for" is still current, but to me it suggests ferreting around in a desk or along extensive bookshelves rather than what Dick was doing.