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Meaning of "divining rod" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIVINING ROD

divining rod play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIVINING ROD

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Divining rod is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DIVINING ROD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

divining rod

Dowsing

Dowsing is a type of divination employed in attempts to locate ground water, buried metals or ores, gemstones, oil, gravesites, and many other objects and materials, as well as so-called currents of earth radiation, without the use of scientific apparatus. Dowsing is also known as divining, doodlebugging or water finding, water witching or water dowsing. There is no scientific evidence that dowsing is effective. A Y- or L-shaped twig or rod, called a dowsing rod, divining rod, a "vining rod" or witching rod is sometimes used during dowsing, although some dowsers use other equipment or no equipment at all. Dowsing appears to have arisen in the context of Renaissance magic in Germany, and it remains popular among believers in Forteana or radiesthesia.

Definition of divining rod in the English dictionary

The definition of divining rod in the dictionary is a rod, usually a forked hazel twig, said to move or dip when held over ground in which water, metal, etc, is to be found Also called: dowsing rod.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE DIVINING ROD

Aaron´s rod
con rod
connecting rod
control rod
curtain rod
dowsing rod
fishing rod
fly rod
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hot rod
king rod
levelling rod
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measuring rod
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welding rod

Synonyms and antonyms of divining rod in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «divining rod» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIVINING ROD

Find out the translation of divining rod to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of divining rod from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «divining rod» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

占卜棒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

varita mágica
570 millions of speakers

English

divining rod
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

divining छड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التكهن قضيب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лозы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

condão vara
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিভাজন রড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

baguette de sourcier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rod penyembahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wünschelrute
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

占い棒
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

치는 로드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Divining rod
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

que bói
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தெய்வ வழிபாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दैवी रोटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kundaklama çubuğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bacchetta da rabdomante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

różdżki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лози
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

radiestezie tijă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαντικής ράβδο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wichelroede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slagruta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ønskekvist
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVINING ROD»

The term «divining rod» is normally little used and occupies the 117.559 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIVINING ROD»

Discover the use of divining rod in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to divining rod and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Divining Rod: A Novel
Divining Rod tells a richly layered tale of adultery, love, and murder, as it follows the arc of one fateful romance to its inevitable and heartbreaking conclusion.
Michael Knight, 2010
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The Divining Rod: An Experimental and Psychological ...
This is a new release of the original 1926 edition.
Sir William Barrett, Theodore Besterman, 2013
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The Divining Rod: A History of Water Witching
This is a new release of the original 1938 edition.
Arthur J. Ellis, 2013
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The Modern Dowser: A Guide to the Use of the Divining Rod ...
This is a new release of the original 1930 edition.
Henry Defrance, 2013
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Spurious Coin: A History of Science, Management, and ...
Here Agricola presented a recipe for using a divining rod based on occult magnetic principles, e.g., a "hidden quality of a man" can weaken or break the magnetic force; garlic weakens or breaks the magnetic force; a magnet draws iron toward ...
Bernadette Longo, 2000
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Haunted Maine: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Pine Tree ...
Father and sons had discovered how to “witch” an ordinary maple branch into a magical divining rod. By holding the divining rod out in front of them as they walked slowly along, the Lamberts could locate gold when the divining rod twitched ...
Charles A. Stansfield, 2007
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Approaches to Meaning in Music
In the title of this chapter, we allude to an unusual metaphorical analogy between the study of meaning and the traditional folk practice of dowsing for water, analytical method being correlated with the dowser's tool—the divining rod.
Byron Almén, Edward Pearsall, 2006
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The Divining Rod: A Story of the Oil Regions
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Francis Newton Thorpe, 2011
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Divining Rod: Its History, Truthfulness and Practical ...
1927. In submitting to the public the following articles on water finding, by the method known as dowsing, or, with the divining rod, the authors are fully aware of the fact that, although the method has been practiced from time immemorial, ...
John Mullins, Joseph Mullins, 2003
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Indigenous Knowledge and the Environment in Africa and North ...
26. See Sinclair, “Water Finding by the Divining Rod,” AJCGH 29, no. 4 (October 1906): 538; B. M. Bowker, “The Divining Rod Not a Fraud,” AJCGH 30, no. 6 ( June 1907): 824–25; John M. Bowker, “The Divining Rod—a Challenge,” AJCGH 31 ...
David M. Gordon, Shepard Krech, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIVINING ROD»

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Zayat says Haskell next for American Pharoah
... than Pharoah, included every horse to finish on the board during the Triple Crown series: Firing Line, Dortmund, Tale of Verve, Divining Rod, ... «The Courier-Journal, Jul 15»
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Destiny player exploits and cheesing are often a "canary in a …
"Usually the way I try and perceive it is when it becomes a divining rod," Osborne explained. "Like the loot cave isn't, 'Oh they don't want to play ... «Digital Spy UK, Jun 15»
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Haskell breakdown: American Pharoah, contenders and pretenders
Divining Rod - A disappointing third in the Ohio Derby after finishing third in the Preakness, the Arnaud Delacour-trained charge is still a Grade ... «Asbury Park Press, Jun 15»
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'Prehistoric fantasy thrash'
“It's like a divining rod,” said bassist/vocalist Dorando Peter Hodous about his experience. “I believe music comes from beyond us—the music's ... «Chico News & Review, Jun 15»
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UPI horse racing roundup
... winning by a nose over a late-running Tencendur and another head over Divining Rod, who dueled on the inside for the final quarter mile. «UPI.com, Jun 15»
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Hello Ohio Derby: Mr. Z finally breaks through
In a stretch run more than worthy of its brand new $500,000 purse, Mr. Z got his nose down just ahead of Tencendur and Divining Rod to win ... «Horse Racing Nation, Jun 15»
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Editorial: Utah set to waste more money on public land battles
Then get out your divining rod and, after a careful survey of what's left of the lawn and garden, start digging. Clearly, all that grass and all those ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jun 15»
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Will Divining Rod Find Success In Ohio Derby?
Second choice is Divining Rod, winner of the G3 Coolmore Lexington Stakes at Keeneland, Divining Rod was mostly recently third to American ... «Paulick Report, Jun 15»
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Whiskey Ticket, Divining Rod Head Ohio Derby
Nine 3-year-olds were entered for the 1 1/16-mile test, with the lightly raced Whiskey Ticket a lukewarm favorite at 3-1 and Divining Rod listed ... «BloodHorse.com, Jun 15»
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War Story, Mr. Z headline 81st Ohio Derby
... Far Right, Ricardo Santana Jr., 9-2; Thirtysilverpieces, Luis Gonzalez, 12-1; Divining Rod, Julien Leparoux, 7-2; War Story, Kent Desormeaux ... «Bradenton Herald, Jun 15»

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