Dowse /(?)/
Dowse
v. t.
- To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.
- To beat or thrash. [Prov. Eng.]
Dowse
v. i.
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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.
Dowse
n.
- A blow on the face. [Low]