water witch

¹

noun

1. Also water witcher. a person skilled at water witching; dowser.
2. a witch believed to haunt lakes, ponds, etc.

water-witch

²

[ waw-ter-wich, wot-er- ]

verb (used without object)

1. to practice water witching; work as a water witch.

water witch

noun

1. a person who claims the ability to detect water underground by means of a divining rod

Word History and Origins

Origin of water witch¹

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Example Sentences

I have long thought that this is the last time the keel of the Water-Witch will ever plow the American seas.

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We marched off to the river Ohio, to take passage on board of the steamboat Water Witch.

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Sprite Seaford was often called a little "Water Witch," from the fact that she was so much at home on the water.

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The water-witch fled, but in doing so carried off the best beloved of all the King's warriors.

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Down and down he dived till he came to the cave of the water-witch whom he killed after a desperate struggle.

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