water witchingn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə ˌwɪtʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌwɪtʃɪŋ/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌwɪtʃɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: water witch n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < water witch n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later water-witch v. and slightly earlier witch v.²

North American.

The action or practice of searching for underground sources of water using a divining rod or similar technique; water divining, water-finding.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > types of search or searching > searching for subterraneous water or minerals

rhabdomancy1646

water witching1850

witching1864

water divining1867

1850 Ohio Cultivator 1 Jan. 6/1 Do the facts presented tend to prove that the practice of water-witching is not all pretence?

1877 H. Ruede Let. in Sod-house Days (1937) 196 Talking with Hoot about digging wells, etc., he told me about one new neighbor, Diegel, who has a firm faith in water witching.

1917 A. J. Ellis Divining Rod 23 His conclusions were therefore in a sense favorable to water witching.

1976 National Observer (U.S.) 14 Aug. 11/1 One of our neighbors practiced the art of water witching.

2012 Odessa (Texas) Amer. 4 Mar. 1 a/4 Water witching..uses the magnetism in a person's body combined with the minerals in groundwater to make the dowsing rods move when water is near.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water witching
释义	water witchingn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə ˌwɪtʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌwɪtʃɪŋ/, /ˈwɑdər ˌwɪtʃɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: water witch n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < water witch n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later water-witch v. and slightly earlier witch v.² North American. The action or practice of searching for underground sources of water using a divining rod or similar technique; water divining, water-finding. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > types of search or searching > searching for subterraneous water or minerals rhabdomancy1646 water witching1850 witching1864 water divining1867 1850 Ohio Cultivator 1 Jan. 6/1 Do the facts presented tend to prove that the practice of water-witching is not all pretence? 1877 H. Ruede Let. in Sod-house Days (1937) 196 Talking with Hoot about digging wells, etc., he told me about one new neighbor, Diegel, who has a firm faith in water witching. 1917 A. J. Ellis Divining Rod 23 His conclusions were therefore in a sense favorable to water witching. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 14 Aug. 11/1 One of our neighbors practiced the art of water witching. 2012 Odessa (Texas) Amer. 4 Mar. 1 a/4 Water witching..uses the magnetism in a person's body combined with the minerals in groundwater to make the dowsing rods move when water is near. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1850
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