dowse
(vt.)(vi.)探尋水源
Dowse v. t.
1. To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.
2. To beat or thrash. [Prov. Eng.]
Dowse, v. i. 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. --Eng. Cyc.
Dowse, n. A blow on the face. [Low]
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dowse
n : searching for underground water or minerals by using a
dowsing rod [syn: dowsing, rhabdomancy]
v 1: wet thoroughly [syn: douse]
2: use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
3: slacken; "douse a rope" [syn: douse]
4: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot
face" [syn: drench, douse, soak, sop, souse]