water-diviningadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtədᵻˌvʌɪnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdərdəˌvaɪnɪŋ/,

/ˈwɑdərdəˌvaɪnɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., divining adj.

Etymology: < water n. + divining adj. In sense 1 after post-classical Latin hydromanticus hydromantic adj. In sense 2 probably after water divining n.

†1. Apparently: used to effect diagnosis on the basis of the analysis of urine. Cf. water-caster n. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 843 He hath busied himself by his water-divining [L. hydromantica] distillatories, to deceive the World.

2. That searches for or finds underground sources of water using a divining rod or similar technique; that practises water divining.

ΚΠ

1952 L. MacNeice Ten Burnt Offerings iv. i. 38 A sage whose water-divining mind Will twitch to the smallest drop.

1981 S. Rushdie Midnight's Children ii. 195 Near Jalna..I found a water-divining youth.

2014 nga.gov.au 12 Nov. (O.E.D. Archive) The chance find of a water spiral by a water-divining member of the architectural team led to the eventual set out for the Marsh Pond.

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

单词	water-divining
释义	water-diviningadj. Brit. /ˈwɔːtədᵻˌvʌɪnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərdəˌvaɪnɪŋ/, /ˈwɑdərdəˌvaɪnɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., divining adj. Etymology: < water n. + divining adj. In sense 1 after post-classical Latin hydromanticus hydromantic adj. In sense 2 probably after water divining n. †1. Apparently: used to effect diagnosis on the basis of the analysis of urine. Cf. water-caster n. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 843 He hath busied himself by his water-divining [L. hydromantica] distillatories, to deceive the World. 2. That searches for or finds underground sources of water using a divining rod or similar technique; that practises water divining. ΚΠ 1952 L. MacNeice Ten Burnt Offerings iv. i. 38 A sage whose water-divining mind Will twitch to the smallest drop. 1981 S. Rushdie Midnight's Children ii. 195 Near Jalna..I found a water-divining youth. 2014 nga.gov.au 12 Nov. (O.E.D. Archive) The chance find of a water spiral by a water-divining member of the architectural team led to the eventual set out for the Marsh Pond. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1662
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