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divining rod


divining rod

noun

Definition of DIVINING ROD

: a forked rod believed to indicate the presence of water or minerals especially by dipping downward when held over a vein
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First Known Use of DIVINING ROD

1751

Rhymes with DIVINING ROD

Ahmadabad, Allahabad, brachiopod, branchiopod, cephalopod, connecting rod, dégringolade, Faisalabad, fanfaronade, Holy Synod, Islamabad, leveling rod, ornithopod, prosauropod, rodomontade, Scheherazade, Upanishad

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