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dowse

/daʊs/ verb

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Alternative form of douse (“to plunge into water”).

verb

Alternative form of douse (“to strike”).

noun

Alternative form of douse (“strike”).

verb

To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.

Origin

Unknown; originally a dialectal term from southern England.

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