Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Dowse"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dowse \Dowse\, v. t. [Cf. 1st {Douse}.]
1. To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.
2. [Cf. OD. doesen to strike, Norw. dusa to break.] To beat
or thrash. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dowse \Dowse\, v. i.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dowse \Dowse\, n.
A blow on the face. [Low] --Colman.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dowse
n : searching for underground water or minerals by using a
dowsing rod [syn: {dowsing}, {rhabdomancy}]
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}]
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