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Dowse
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
A blow on the face. [Low] Colman.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.
2. To beat or thrash. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc. Adams had the reputation of having dowsed successfully for more than a hundred wells. Eng. Cyc.