dowse
/daʊz/
verb
- To search for underground water, minerals, or other hidden objects using a special stick or rod that is believed to move in response to what is being sought.
- Some people still dowse for lost objects, though scientists question how it works.
- She learned to dowse from her grandfather, who could find buried pipes with a forked stick.
- The farmer hired a local expert to dowse for water on his dry land.
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