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WATER FINDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does water finder mean? 

WATER FINDER (noun)
  The noun WATER FINDER has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: WATER FINDER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WATER FINDER (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 ("water finder" is a kind of...):

stick (an implement consisting of a length of wood)


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