water witch
Also water witcher. a person skilled at water witching; dowser.
a witch believed to haunt lakes, ponds, etc.
Origin of water witch
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Other definitions for water-witch (2 of 2)
to practice water witching; work as a water witch.
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How to use water witch in a sentence
I have long thought that this is the last time the keel of the Water-Witch will ever plow the American seas.
The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas | James Fenimore CooperWe marched off to the river Ohio, to take passage on board of the steamboat water witch.
Sprite Seaford was often called a little "water witch," from the fact that she was so much at home on the water.
Princess Polly At Play | Amy BrooksThe water-witch fled, but in doing so carried off the best beloved of all the King's warriors.
Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) | VariousDown and down he dived till he came to the cave of the water-witch whom he killed after a desperate struggle.
Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) | Various
British Dictionary definitions for water witch
a person who claims the ability to detect water underground by means of a divining rod
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