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n. - Searching for underground water or minerals by using a divining rod.

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Usage examples (33)
  • Eagle of June 29, 2005: For him, grave dowsing is no myth
  • Thweatt used written accounts, found objects and a method called dowsing to accumulate information about the towns.
  • The guy who is also an expert in dowsing?
  • Another phase of psychic activity is that illustrated in "dowsing" or water-finding by means of the hazel fork.
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