rhabdomancy
/ˈræb.dəˌmæn.si/
noun
- The practice of using a rod or stick to find underground water, minerals, or other hidden things; dowsing.
- The documentary showed a practitioner of rhabdomancy walking slowly with a forked stick.
- The old farmer used rhabdomancy to locate a well on his property.
- Some people still believe in rhabdomancy as a way to find lost objects.
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