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water diviner

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noun

  1. US name: waterfinder.  a person able to locate the presence of water, esp underground, with a divining rod

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“I have no plan when I go into the studio,” said Garry Nichols, who has a sideline as a water diviner.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2013

The water diviner will soon be positioned directly over the subway.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2012

Already the water engineers have sunk four successful wells in the Chandigarh Valley�in each case the site was pointed out by the traditional Hindu water diviner.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was after midnight that neighbors came bringing the water diviner.

From Blue Ridge Country by Caldwell, Erskine

She recognised truth as a water diviner finds water.

From Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker by Bryant, Marguerite

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