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Dowsing

name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    The practice of seeking water or other substances (usually liquid) with the aid of a forked stick or similar pointing device, as believed by some practitioners to derive from supernatural power. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of dowse form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

dowse + -ing

Etymology 2

dowse + -ing

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