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dowse¹

  • /daʊs/

verb dowses · dowsing · dowsed

  1. alternative Alternative form of douse (“to plunge into water”).

dowse²

  • /daʊs/

verb dowses · dowsing · dowsed

  1. alternative Alternative form of douse (“to strike”).

noun dowses

  1. alternative Alternative form of douse (“strike”).

dowse³

  • /daʊs/
  • /daʊz/

Rhymes with -aʊz

Where it comes from

Unknown; originally a dialectal term from southern England.

verb dowses · dowsing · dowsed

  1. intransitive To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.

Dowse⁴

Where it comes from

Variant spelling of Duce.

proper noun Dowses

  1. A surname.

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@misc{dowse_2026,
  title = {dowse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dowse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}