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.

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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, doxepin

How to use dowser in a sentence

These modes possibly include that which moves the dowser's rod.
The Unpopular Review Vol. I|Various
What then is the secret of the dowser's often remarkable success?
Occultism and Common-Sense|Beckles Willson
The dowser was a retired miller, and came provided with a number of forked twigs.
Occultism and Common-Sense|Beckles Willson
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

The instinct of an infallible dowser possessed him, and he made no mistakes.
Three John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood

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