dowse : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dowse	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for dowse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dowse n searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod Synonym(s): dowse, dowsing, rhabdomancy v wet thoroughly Synonym(s): douse, dowse use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal slacken; "douse a rope" Synonym(s): douse, dowse cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" Synonym(s): drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dowse \Dowse\, v. t. [Cf. 1st {Douse}.] 1. To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse. 2. [Cf. OD. doesen to strike, Norw. dusa to break.] To beat or thrash. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dowse \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dowse \Dowse\, n. A blow on the face. [Low] --Colman.