6 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
noun someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water
noun forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil
originEtymology tree English dowse Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English dowser From dowse + -er.
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