divining rod

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divining rod Meaning of "divining rod"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil

Synonym(s)

dowsing rod, water finder, waterfinder

Usage(s):

  1. These lengths of wood have a special meaning for Hooven and for science, especially the stick that's shaped like a divining rod with a crook at the end.
  2. From the moment she entered the national stage she became a divining rod of public taste.
  3. The magnetometer, an offspring of instruments carried on space probes to measure magnetic fields, is carried like a divining rod over a suspected archaeological site.
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