dowser
2 of 2less common spelling of douser
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Dugan Arnett, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2022
Peter Britton, a longtime water dowser, demonstrated his dowsing rod while spending time at Three Sisters Garden in Ipswich.
—Dugan Arnett, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2022
In an effort to irrigate his crops, Jacob hires a dowser to locate a viable well.
—Zoe Guy, Marie Claire, 25 Apr. 2021
The divining rod pulled the dowser up the driveway, past the cabin, adroitly between trees and over the full length of our dock to its end, where he — sploosh! — fell into four feet of lake water.
—Dick Teresi, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2017
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Noun
For Britton, the Hamilton dowser, the practice is all a bit of a mystery.
—Dugan Arnett, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2022
Peter Britton, a longtime water dowser, demonstrated his dowsing rod while spending time at Three Sisters Garden in Ipswich.
—Dugan Arnett, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2022
In an effort to irrigate his crops, Jacob hires a dowser to locate a viable well.
—Zoe Guy, Marie Claire, 25 Apr. 2021
The divining rod pulled the dowser up the driveway, past the cabin, adroitly between trees and over the full length of our dock to its end, where he — sploosh! — fell into four feet of lake water.
—Dick Teresi, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2017
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“Dowser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dowser. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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