dowse
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aʊz
Noun
dowse (plural dowses)
- A blow on the face.
Verb
dowse (third-person singular simple present dowses, present participle dowsing, simple past and past participle dowsed)
- (transitive) To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.
- (transitive) To beat or thrash.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
- (intransitive) To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.
Anagrams
- Swedo-, sowed
Middle English
Noun
dowse
- Alternative form of douce