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dowse

verb

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L22904 on Wikidata ↗

noun

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L319753 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /daʊs/ / /daʊz/

name

Etymology: Variant spelling of Duce.

  1. A surname.

noun

  1. Alternative form of douse (“strike”).

verb

Etymology: Unknown; originally a dialectal term from southern England.

  1. To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.
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