About The Word Dowse
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Dowse
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What's The Definition Of Dowse?
[n] searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
[v] cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" [v] slacken; "douse a rope" [v] use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal [v] wet thoroughly Synonyms | Synonyms for Dowse: douse | douse | dowsing | drench | rhabdomancy | soak | sop | souse Related Terms | Find terms related to Dowse: See Also | bate | bedraggle | brine | divination | divine | flush | foretelling | fortune telling | remit | ret | slacken | sluice | soothsaying | wet | wet Dowse In Webster's Dictionary \Dowse\, v. t. [Cf. 1st {Douse}.]
1. To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.
2. [Cf. OD. doesen to strike, Norw. dusa to break.] To beat
or thrash. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
\Dowse\, v. i. To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc. Adams had the reputation of having dowsed successfully for more than a hundred wells. --Eng. Cyc. \Dowse\, n. A blow on the face. [Low] --Colman. |
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