Mosaical rod

English

Noun

Mosaical rod (plural Mosaical rods)

1. (now historical) A divining rod. [from 17th c.]
   • 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 229:

     In 1634 the Dean of Westminster allowed an expedition, equipped with Mosaical rods and led by the King's clock-master, Davy Ramesey, to search for treasure in the Abbey.