Rhabdomancy

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rabdomancy \Rab"do*man`cy\ (r[a^]b"d[-o]*m[a^]n`s[y^]), n. [Gr.
     "ra`bdos rod + -mancy.]
     Divination by means of rods or wands. [Written also
     {rhabdomancy}.] --Sir T. Browne.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rhabdomancy \Rhab"do*man`cy\, n.
     Same as {Rabdomancy}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rhabdomancy
       n : searching for underground water or minerals by using a
           dowsing rod [syn: {dowse}, {dowsing}]