dowsing

About 0.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The practice of seeking water or other substances (usually liquid) with the aid of a forked stick or similar pointing device, as believed by some practitioners to derive from supernatural power.
2. verb present participle and gerund of dowse

Similar words

douse soak sop drench souse water divining water witching dowser water diviner divining rod

Often followed by

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