dowsing rod

• Vara o rama bifurcada, tradicionalmente de avellano o metal, usada en radiestesia para localizar aguas subterráneas, minerales u otras sustancias ocultas mediante supuestos movimientos mágicos o intuitivos.

A forked stick or rod, traditionally made of hazel or metal, used in dowsing to locate underground water, minerals, or other hidden substances through supposed divinatory movements.

1. Divining toolC1formal

   A Y-shaped stick or metal rod used in dowsing, a practice believed to locate underground water, minerals, or other hidden objects.

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   • The old man walked across the field holding a dowsing rod.
   • Some people still use a dowsing rod to find water wells.
   • The dowsing rod supposedly twitches when it passes over water.