| 释义 |
jowser|ˈdʒaʊzə(r)|
variant of dowser, one who uses the divining rod. So jowsing, † josing.
1797Billingsley View Agric. Somerset 22 By the help of the divining-rod vulgarly call'd josing. 1839De Quincey Mod. Superst. Wks. 1862 III. 323 These people are locally called jowsers. 1886Elworthy W. Som. Word-bk. s.v. Dowse, In some parts of the country the operation is called Jowsing, and the operator a Jowser. |