Search Result for "divining_rod":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil;
[syn: divining rod, dowser, dowsing rod, waterfinder, water finder]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Divining \Di*vin"ing\, a. That divines; for divining. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

divining rod n 1: forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil [syn: divining rod, dowser, dowsing rod, waterfinder, water finder]