dowse
See also: Dowse
English
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /daʊs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb
editdowse (third-person singular simple present dowses, present participle dowsing, simple past and past participle dowsed)
- Alternative form of douse (“to plunge into water”)
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /daʊs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb
editdowse (third-person singular simple present dowses, present participle dowsing, simple past and past participle dowsed)
- Alternative form of douse (“to strike”)
Noun
editdowse (plural dowses)
- Alternative form of douse (“strike”)
Etymology 3
editUnknown; originally a dialectal term from southern England.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editdowse (third-person singular simple present dowses, present participle dowsing, simple past and past participle dowsed)
- (intransitive) To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.
Derived terms
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editMiddle English
editNoun
editdowse
- Alternative form of douce
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