Found 2 items, similar to dowse.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: dowse dowse v 1: wet thoroughly [syn: douse] 2: use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal 3: slacken; “douse a rope” [syn: douse] 4: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; “souse water on his hot face” [syn: drench, douse, soak, sop, souse] dowse n : searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod [syn: dowsing, rhabdomancy]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Dowse Dowse \Dowse\, v. t. [Cf. 1st Douse.] 1. To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse. [1913 Webster] 2. [Cf. OD. doesen to strike, Norw. dusa to break.] To beat or thrash. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster] Dowse \Dowse\, v. i. To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc. [1913 Webster] Adams had the reputation of having dowsed successfully for more than a hundred wells. --Eng. Cyc. [1913 Webster] Dowse \Dowse\, n. A blow on the face. [Low] --Colman. [1913 Webster]