DOWSE

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

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Noun

dowse (plural dowses)

A blow on the face.

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• Swedo-, sowed

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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