English

Noun

divining rod ‎(plural divining rods)

1. rod used for dowsing, a technique of divination used to locate subterranean sources of water, metal, other mineral resources or even various other things through magic, or according to many believers a natural phenomenon

Synonyms

• dowsing rod
• virgula (obsolete)

Translations

See also

• diviner
• rhabdomantist, one adept at using a divining rod

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967