dowse, dowsing, rhabdomancy
(noun) searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse
(verb) cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; “souse water on his hot face”
douse, dowse
(verb) slacken; “douse a rope”
dowse
(verb) use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
douse, dowse
(verb) wet thoroughly
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dowse (plural dowses)
A blow on the face.
dowse (third-person singular simple present dowses, present participle dowsing, simple past and past participle dowsed)
(transitive) To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.
(transitive) To beat or thrash.
(intransitive) To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.
• Swedo-, sowed
Source: Wiktionary
Dowse, v. t. Etym: [Cf. 1st Douse.]
1. To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.
2. Etym: [Cf. OD. doesen to strike, Norw. dusa to break.]
Definition: To beat or thrash. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Dowse, v. i.
Definition: To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc. Adams had the reputation of having dowsed successfully for more than a hundred wells. Eng. Cyc.
Dowse, n.
Definition: A blow on the face. [Low] Colman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
