单词 | dowser |
释义 | dowser (once / 79861 pages) n WORD FAMILY dowser: dowsers+/dowse: dowsed, dowser, dowses, dowsing USAGE EXAMPLESThe group is led by Levi, a charismatic dowser with revolutionary ideas and dark secrets. Slate(Oct 05, 2015) In the old days, desperate ranchers hired dowsers and “water witches” who used twisted hazel twigs to locate underground springs. Salon(Mar 30, 2014) Dowsers use copper or wood “divining rods” and natural energy to locate underground water sources. Washington Post(Mar 03, 2014) 1n someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water Syn|Hyper rhabdomancer, water witch diviner someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers 2n forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil Syn|Hyper divining rod, dowsing rod, water finder, waterfinder stick an implement consisting of a length of wood |
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