Divining-rod
11divining rod — noun a stick or rod used for dowsing …
12divining-rod — A rod or twig held in the hand and supposed to indicate the location of subterranean water by being pulled down by a mysterious force at the farther end …
13divining rod — noun (C) a special Y shaped stick used to search for underground water or minerals …
14Divining — Di*vin ing, a. That divines; for divining. [1913 Webster] {Divining rod}, a rod, commonly of witch hazel, with forked branches, used by those who claim to be able to discover water or metals under ground by sensing them through such a rod. [1913… …
15Rod — may mean: *Rod (geometry), a straight and slender stick; a wand; a cylinder; hence, any slender bar *Rod cell, a cell found in the retina that is sensitive to light/dark (black/white) *Rod (length), an Imperial unit of length, also known as the… …
16divining — di·vine || dɪ vaɪn n. theologian, scholar of religion; priest, member of the clergy v. foretell the future; find water or another substance using a divining rod; sense, intuitively understand adj. pertaining to God (or a god); like God (or a… …
17rod — n. bar, shaft 1) a connecting; divining; lightning; piston rod; ramrod pistol (slang) (AE) 2) to pack ( carry ) a rod metal track 3) a curtain; traverse rod pole 4) a fishing rod misc. 5) to ride the rods (AE) ( to ride illegally in the framework …
18dowsing rod — noun forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil • Syn: ↑divining rod, ↑dowser, ↑waterfinder, ↑water finder • Derivationally related forms: ↑dowse (for: ↑dowser) …
19dows|ing rod — «DOW zihng», = divining rod. (Cf. ↑divining rod) …
20dowsing rod — dows·ing rod || zɪŋ n. rod for detecting and searching for mineral and underground water, divining rod …
