'Dowse' definitions:
Definition of 'dowse'
(from WordNet)
noun
Searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod [syn: dowse, dowsing, rhabdomancy]
verb
Wet thoroughly [syn: douse, dowse]
verb
Use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
verb
Slacken; "douse a rope" [syn: douse, dowse]
verb
Definition of 'Dowse'
From: GCIDE
- Dowse \Dowse\, n. A blow on the face. [Low] --Colman. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Dowse'
From: GCIDE
- Dowse \Dowse\, v. t. [Cf. 1st Douse.]
- 1. To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse. [1913 Webster]
- 2. [Cf. OD. doesen to strike, Norw. dusa to break.] To beat or thrash. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Dowse'
From: GCIDE
- Dowse \Dowse\, v. i. To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Adams had the reputation of having dowsed successfully for more than a hundred wells. --Eng. Cyc. [1913 Webster]