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dowsing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dowse, rhabdomancy |
| Type of | divination, foretelling, fortune telling, soothsaying |
| Derivation | dowse |
Examples of dowsing
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Yet they are as far from the truth as his claims about dowsing and archaeology.
From the guardian.co.uk
At the end of January, ten members attended a course on dowsing at Denman College.
From the kidderminstershuttle.co.uk
She whips out her dowsing rods and starts asking the spirits if they want to chat.
From the kentucky.com
He also believes in dowsing but declined a challenge to show his divinatory powers.
From the economist.com
He then describes dowsing with a forked twig although he rejects the method himself.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In other words, there is no dowsing sixth sense, only dowsing nonsense.
From the time.com
Other prominent examples include facilitated communication and dowsing.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I've been using dowsing for many years for tracing pipes and cables.
From the newscientist.com
It has a number of advantages over dowsing or other luddite methods for finding hidden stuff.
From the nytimes.com
- Dowse: searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
- (dowse) douse: wet thoroughly
- (dowse) drench: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
- (dowser) water witch: someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water
- (dowser) divining rod: forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil
- Dowsing is a type of divination employed in attempts to locate ground water, buried metals or ores, gemstones, oil, gravesites, and many other objects and materials, as well as so-called currents of earth radiation (Ley lines), without the use of scientific apparatus. ...
- 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
- (dowse) A blow on the face; To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse; To beat or thrash; To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc
- (Dowse) To put out a light or fire.
