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Witch

Parf of speech: Verb, OED Year: 1963, OED Evaluation: U.S.

To dowse for water with a divining rod.

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Speaker 1: That's where the water was, that's where they put the well. Speaker 2: Yeah, they could witch wells, you-know. That's where they found it.
employ a technique to search for water that works by an uknown mechanism
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Speaker: Yeah, and if you're not, drill it where you want it. But I'm not saying in certain parts of the country, you shouldn't witch. Interviewer: What's that word? Speaker: Witch. Interviewer: Witch? What does that mean? Speaker: Well maybe it's witchcraft, I-don't-know but my wife and I and my cousin and his wi-- ah, were out visiting some relatives out west in nineteen-seventy and they were drilling- going to drill a well out there.
employ a technique to search for water that works by an uknown mechanism