dowser

[ dou-zer ]

/ ˈdaʊ zər /

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noun

Also called dowsing rod

[dou-zing]. /ˈdaʊ zɪŋ/. divining rod.

a person skilled in its use.

Origin of dowser

First recorded in 1830–40; dowse² + -er¹

Words nearby dowser

downy woodpecker, downzone, dowry, dowsabel, dowse, dowser, dowsing rod, Dowson, dox, doxastic, doxazosin mesylate

Example sentences from the Web for dowser

What then is the secret of the dowser's often remarkable success?
Occultism and Common-Sense|Beckles Willson
Is this due to any special faculty in the dowser, or has the twig itself anything to do with it?
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5|Various
But directly that he came to the spots the dowser had found the twig showed vigorous signs of animation.
Occultism and Common-Sense|Beckles Willson
She'd evidently had the dowser go over the list of twenty-two dominated planets.
Talents, Incorporated|William Fitzgerald Jenkins

To-day, however, the common belief is that the name is derived from the magic power of the 'Dowser' or Water-Finder.
The Woodcraft Girls at Camp|Lillian Elizabeth Roy

单词	dowser
释义	dowser [ dou-zer ] / ˈdaʊ zər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dowser ON THESAURUS.COM noun Also called dowsing rod [dou-zing]. /ˈdaʊ zɪŋ/. divining rod. a person skilled in its use. Origin of dowser First recorded in 1830–40; dowse² + -er¹ Words nearby dowser downy woodpecker, downzone, dowry, dowsabel, dowse, dowser, dowsing rod, Dowson, dox, doxastic, doxazosin mesylate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dowser What then is the secret of the dowser's often remarkable success? Occultism and Common-Sense\|Beckles Willson Is this due to any special faculty in the dowser, or has the twig itself anything to do with it? Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5\|Various But directly that he came to the spots the dowser had found the twig showed vigorous signs of animation. Occultism and Common-Sense\|Beckles Willson She'd evidently had the dowser go over the list of twenty-two dominated planets. Talents, Incorporated\|William Fitzgerald Jenkins To-day, however, the common belief is that the name is derived from the magic power of the 'Dowser' or Water-Finder. The Woodcraft Girls at Camp\|Lillian Elizabeth Roy Words related to dowser wand, doodlebug, dowsing rod
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dowser

noun

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