v. To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.
v. To beat or thrash.
v. To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.
v. To beat or thrash.
verb-intransitive. To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.
n. A blow on the face.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
See douse.
n. See douse.
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v. slacken
v. use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
v. wet thoroughly
v. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
n. searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
Word Usage
"The killing of innocents is murder, and the support of such killing, no matter how you spin it, fluff it up, paint it pretty, and dowse it in perfume is wrong."