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Definitions for: Dowse
[n] searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
[v] cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
[v] slacken; "douse a rope"
[v] use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
[v] wet thoroughly
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
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] --Colman.
Synonyms: douse, douse, dowsing, drench, rhabdomancy, soak, sop, souse
See Also: bate, bedraggle, brine, divination, divine, flush, foretelling, fortune telling, remit, ret, slacken, sluice, soothsaying, wet, wet
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