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To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse
A blow on the face
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
To beat or thrash
slacken; "douse a rope"
To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc
searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
wet thoroughly
{f} search for water or minerals with a divining rod; soak; put out a fire, extinguish flames
searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
1. If someone dowses for underground water, minerals, or some other substance, they search for it using a special rod. He said that dowsing for water is complete nonsense We dowse oil and ore in South America for big companies. a dowsing rod. see also douse. To use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals. Variant of douse. to look for water or minerals under the ground using a special stick that points to where they are. another spelling of douse
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