water-findern.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtəˌfʌɪndə/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdərˌfaɪndər/,

/ˈwɑdərˌfaɪndər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., finder n.

Etymology: < water n. + finder n.

1. A person who uses particular skills or knowledge to find an underground source of water; spec. a person who searches for underground sources of water using a divining rod or similar technique; a water diviner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > detection of radiation > detecting subterraneous springs, etc. > rhabdomancy > one who practises

water-finder1656

hydrophantic1729

spring-teller1785

water witch1808

rhabdomancer1817

water diviner1825

rhabdomantist1832

dowser1835

jowser1840

witch1843

water witcher1868

water dowser1873

hydroscopist1885

1656 tr. T. White Peripateticall Inst. iii. v. 133 The thinnesse & subtilty of the vapours so rais'd through the Earth; & certain herbs, too, nourisht by such like vapours: by observing all which, the Water-finders [L. aquileges] search for Well-springs.

1788 A. Jardine Lett. from Barbary, France, &c. II. 408 The water finders form a separate trade or profession in this country. They pretend to possess superior gifts or instincts, and..contrive to make a great mystery of their profession.

1848 Methodist Q. Rev. Apr. 207 Let no skeptic smile profanely while we remark that the peach twig meets with general preference among professional water finders.

1883 Harper's Mag. Oct. 708/2 He has added the..profession of water-finder.

1902 Nature 30 Jan. 304/2 The employment of a dowser or ‘water-finder’ is suggested.

2013 M. Nel in N. Howden & J. Mather Hist. Hydrogeol. 277 For quite a few years this ‘feud’ between the water-finders and the scientist—each with their avid supporters—continued.

2. An instrument for locating an underground source of water.

ΚΠ

1889 N.Y. Times 25 Dec. 8/4 (headline) Testing a water finder. An apparatus to locate underground streams.

1908 Chambers's Jrnl. Mar. 269/1 The automatic water-finder, a scientific development of the divining-rod.

2009 C. Balzano Picture yourself Ghost Hunting iv. 91 Dowsing rods..are natural and accurate waterfinders and have been used for centuries to learn where to dig for wells.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water-finder
释义	water-findern. Brit. /ˈwɔːtəˌfʌɪndə/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərˌfaɪndər/, /ˈwɑdərˌfaɪndər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., finder n. Etymology: < water n. + finder n. 1. A person who uses particular skills or knowledge to find an underground source of water; spec. a person who searches for underground sources of water using a divining rod or similar technique; a water diviner. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > detection of radiation > detecting subterraneous springs, etc. > rhabdomancy > one who practises water-finder1656 hydrophantic1729 spring-teller1785 water witch1808 rhabdomancer1817 water diviner1825 rhabdomantist1832 dowser1835 jowser1840 witch1843 water witcher1868 water dowser1873 hydroscopist1885 1656 tr. T. White Peripateticall Inst. iii. v. 133 The thinnesse & subtilty of the vapours so rais'd through the Earth; & certain herbs, too, nourisht by such like vapours: by observing all which, the Water-finders [L. aquileges] search for Well-springs. 1788 A. Jardine Lett. from Barbary, France, &c. II. 408 The water finders form a separate trade or profession in this country. They pretend to possess superior gifts or instincts, and..contrive to make a great mystery of their profession. 1848 Methodist Q. Rev. Apr. 207 Let no skeptic smile profanely while we remark that the peach twig meets with general preference among professional water finders. 1883 Harper's Mag. Oct. 708/2 He has added the..profession of water-finder. 1902 Nature 30 Jan. 304/2 The employment of a dowser or ‘water-finder’ is suggested. 2013 M. Nel in N. Howden & J. Mather Hist. Hydrogeol. 277 For quite a few years this ‘feud’ between the water-finders and the scientist—each with their avid supporters—continued. 2. An instrument for locating an underground source of water. ΚΠ 1889 N.Y. Times 25 Dec. 8/4 (headline) Testing a water finder. An apparatus to locate underground streams. 1908 Chambers's Jrnl. Mar. 269/1 The automatic water-finder, a scientific development of the divining-rod. 2009 C. Balzano Picture yourself Ghost Hunting iv. 91 Dowsing rods..are natural and accurate waterfinders and have been used for centuries to learn where to dig for wells. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1656
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