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Definition of Divining
1. a. That divines; for divining.
Definition of Divining
1. Noun. The action of the verb '''to divine''' in any sense. ¹
2. Adjective. That or who divines (''in any sense of the verb''). ¹
3. Verb. (present participle of divine) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Divining
1. divine [v] - See also: divine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Divining
Literary usage of Divining
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain), Parish Register Society (Great Britain) (1900)
"... To ride the dead horse," to be behindhand. The seamen thus signify that they
have worked off the advance pay. WHD ROUSE. THE divining ..."
2. Cornwall: Its Mines and Miners ; with Sketches of Scenery ; Designed as a by John R. Leifchild (1855)
"THE divining KOD. Mining discovery has always been an interesting sub should
scarcely have thought the divining rod, ..."
3. Index of Mining Engineering Literature: Comprising an Index of Mining by Walter Richard Crane (1909)
"THE divining-ROD. By RW Raymond. TAIME, vol. 11, p. 411. ... A DEFENSE OP THE
divining ROD. Min. & Sei. Press, vol. 80, p. 289. 2} columns. MR. ..."
4. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1859)
"divining ROD. The increase of knowledge has not yet expelled even from ...
xL, 1826) that the divining rod has been in frequent nse since the llth century. ..."
5. Recollections of Samuel Breck: With Passages from His Note-books. (1771-1862.) by Samuel Breck, Horace Elisha Scudder (1877)
"divining-RODS. September 15, 1820.—I took the boat at nine o'clock to pay a ...
By the aid of this divining-rod Mr. Wilson pointed out to Mr. Morris the ..."
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