DIVINING ROD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does divining rod mean? 

• DIVINING ROD (noun)
  The noun DIVINING ROD has 1 sense:

1. forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil

  Familiarity information: DIVINING ROD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIVINING ROD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

divining rod; dowser; dowsing rod; water finder; waterfinder

Hypernyms ("divining rod" is a kind of...):

stick (an implement consisting of a length of wood)

 Context examples 

I learned, that, when he was past creeping out of bed to open it, and past assuring himself of its safety by means of the divining rod I had seen him use, he had required to have it placed on the chair at the bed-side, where he had ever since embraced it, night and day.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)