Divining-rod

  • 121Joseph Smith, Jr. — Joseph Smith Pour les articles homonymes, voir Joseph Smith (homonymie). Joseph Smith Joseph Smith, fils (23 décembre  …

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  • 123waterwitch — water witch n. One who claims to be able to find underground water by means of a divining rod; a dowser. * * * …

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  • 124diviner — /di vuy neuhr/, n. 1. a person who divines; soothsayer; prophet. 2. a person skilled in using a divining rod. [1300 50; DIVINE + ER1; r. ME divinour < AF < LL divinator soothsayer, equiv. to L divina(re) to DIVINE + tor TOR] * * * …

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  • 125doodlebug — doodlebug1 /doohd l bug /, n. the larva of an antlion. [1865 70, Amer.; DOODLE1 + BUG1] doodlebug2 /doohd l bug /, n. 1. any of various small, squat vehicles. 2. a divining rod or similar device supposedly useful in locating underground water,&#8230; …

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  • 126dowse — dowse1 /dows/, v.t., v.i., dowsed, dowsing, n. douse. dowse2 /dowz/, v., dowsed, dowsing. v.i. 1. to search for underground supplies of water, metal, etc., by the use of a divining rod. v.t. 2. to search for (as water) by or as if by dowsing. [ …

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  • 127water witching — the supposed discovering of subterranean streams by means of a divining rod. [1875 80, Amer.] * * * …

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  • 128diviner — noun a) one who foretells the future b) one who searches for underground objects or water using a divining rod Syn: foreteller, fortune teller, prophet, seer, soothsayer …

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