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Dowse
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. i.) To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.
(2):
(n.) A blow on the face.
(3):
(v. t.) To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.
(4):
(v. t.) To beat or thrash.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dowse'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/dowse.html. 1828.