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dowse

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DOWSE

v.t.To strike on the face. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DOWSE

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. ]

 

Defn: To beat or thrash. [Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell.

 

DOWSE

DOWSE Dowse, v. i.

 

Defn: 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

DOWSE Dowse, n.

 

Defn: A blow on the face. [Low ] Colman.

 

DOWSER

DOWSER Dows "er, n.

 

1. A divining rod used in searching for water, ore, etc. , a dowsing rod. [Colloq. ]

 

2. One who uses the dowser or divining rod. Eng. Cyc.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dowse

dowse 1 |douz daʊz | ▶verb [ no obj. ] practice dowsing: water is easy to dowse for. • [ with obj. ] search for or discover by dowsing: he dowsed a spiral of energy on the stone. DERIVATIVES dows er noun ORIGIN late 17th cent.: of unknown origin.

 

dowse

dowse 2 |daʊz douz | ▶verb variant spelling of douse.

 

Oxford Dictionary

dowse

dowse |daʊz | ▶verb [ no obj. ] practise dowsing: water is easy to dowse for. • [ with obj. ] search for or discover by dowsing: he dowsed a spiral of energy on the stone. DERIVATIVES dowser noun ORIGIN late 17th cent.: of unknown origin.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

dowse

dowse verb See douse.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dowse

dowse 1 /daʊz /動詞 自動詞 (占い棒を使って )【地下水脈や鉱脈などを 】探る «for » (→divine ).d ó wsing r ò d ＝divining rod .

 

dowse

dowse 2 /daʊs /動詞 ＝douse .