divining rod en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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Rod used for dowsing, a technique of divination used to locate subterranean sources of water, metal, other mineral resources or even various other things through magic, or according to many believers a natural phenomenon.
Dan produced his divining rod - a piece of forked willow tree - and taking a firm grip of it with both hands, went off ‘merry-widowing’ round Skinnerlouse’s yard.
1911, ‘Steel Rudd’, The Book of Dan, Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, published 1970, page 8:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| divining rods | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
dowsing rod · doodlebug · dowser · virgula
Translations (20)
sv slagruta (rod used for dowsing) · la virgula divina (rod used for dowsing) · fo spákvistur (rod used for dowsing) · fr baguette divinatoire (rod used for dowsing) · cs virgule (rod used for dowsing) · da ønskekvist (rod used for dowsing) · nl wichelroede (rod used for dowsing) · oc devinet (rod used for dowsing) · vo vaälatuigül (rod used for dowsing) · oc bròca de devinaire (rod used for dowsing) · el ράβδος υδροσκόπου (rod used for dowsing) · nl wichelstok (rod used for dowsing) · fr baguette de coudrier (rod used for dowsing) · fr baguette de sourcier (rod used for dowsing) · la virgula divinatoria (rod used for dowsing) · fi taikavarpu (rod used for dowsing) · eo rabdo (rod used for dowsing) · pl różdżka (rod used for dowsing) · hu varázsvessző (rod used for dowsing) · de Wünschelrute (rod used for dowsing)