| 单词 | witching stick |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswitching stick As a modifier, designating items used in divining or searching for underground water, minerals, or the like; as in witching rod, witching stick, witching wand, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > types of search or searching > searching for subterraneous water or minerals > instrument used in divining-wand1656 dowsing-rod1692 divining-stick1712 divining-rod1751 witching stick1864 twig1883 witching rod1919 doodlebug1924 witching wand2011 1864 Canada Farmer 15 Sept. 266 We have received several communications on this subject, some insisting that there is something in the use of the witching stick, and others asserting that it is all moonshine. 1919 Sunday Star (Washington, D.C.) 6 Apr. (Mag. section) 2/3 He tapped the ground for oil. He thought that the witching rod might bring forth a gusher. 1953 Hutchinson (Kansas) News-Herald 12 Apr. 21/4 [His] witching twig has located numerous water wells for Harper farmers. 2011 B. Morrow Diviner's Tale vi. 58 I strode across the flattish fields.., my witching wand..cut from a black cherry tree held before me, until I came to the location of the long-defunct, forgotten pond. < as lemmas |
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