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dowsing
(redirected from Water witching)

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douse 1 also dowse  (dous)
v. doused also dowsed, dous·ing also dows·ing, dous·es also dows·es
v.tr.
1. To plunge into liquid; immerse. See Synonyms at dip.
2. To wet thoroughly; drench.
3. To put out (a light or fire); extinguish.
v.intr.
To become thoroughly wet.
n.
A thorough drenching.
[From obsolete douse, to strike.]
douser n.
douse 2  (douz)
v.
Variant of dowse1.
dowsing
a form of divination involving a rod or wand, especially the art of finding underground supplies of water, ores, etc. Also called rhabdomancy.
See also: Water
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dowsing - searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
dowse, rhabdomancy
fortune telling, soothsaying, foretelling, divination - the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
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Finally in 1974 he took two years off work and they lived on the property full time, jumping into such arcane projects as water witching (they swear they independently dowsed the property and located well sites within a foot of each other) and raising rabbits and pigs.
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