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Dowser's stick
Answer for the clue "Dowser's stick ", 12 letters:
divining rod
Word definitions for divining rod in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil [syn: dowser , dowsing rod , waterfinder , water finder ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 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
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Divining \Di*vin"ing\, a. That divines; for divining. Divining rod , a rod, commonly of witch hazel, with forked branches, used by those who claim to be able to discover water or metals under ground by sensing them through such a rod.
Usage examples of divining rod.
Take this arrow named Divining Rod that has been fletched with the Old Ones hair, take it and use it to find what you must.
The witch held his Y-shaped divining rod by the two short arms and extended the thing ahead of him as he slowly walked up and down the furrows.
I learned, that, when he was past creeping out of bed to open it, and past assuring himself of its safety by means of the divining rod I had seen him use, he had required to have it placed on the chair at the bed-side, where he had ever since embraced it, night and day.
Wendy was a divining rod for strange disturbances in the earth's atmosphere.
Then the copper bowl was placed on the fire, substances were put into the bowl and stirred with the divining rod, and green smoke issued forth which contained cryptic messages for the old conjuror to decipher and pass on to this client, the questioning soldier.
Now Uncle Alex's divining rod was between her legs, just where it belonged.
Lena made an eye tunnel in the sheet and looked out at Tucker Case, who was getting out of bed, totally unself-conscious, totally naked, his unit leading him into the bathroom, waving before him like a divining rod.