the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Same as rabdomancy.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Divination by a rod or wand; specifically, the attempt to discover things concealed in the earth, as ores, metals, or springs of water, by a divining-rod; bletonism; dousing.
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n. searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
Word Usage
"98 We have not heard the last of this old “dowsing rod”: the latest form of rhabdomancy is an electrical-rod invented in the United"