Gnoll Dousing Rod

# Mar 16 2003 at 7:42 PM Rating: Default

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Interesting material about the spelling ... not!

/wink

# Jul 25 2002 at 8:35 PM Rating: Good

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A: OMG! SOMEODY HELP! MY GNOLL IS ON FIRE!

B: Have no fear! I'll simply use my...<sound effect: da da da>...handy dandy GNOLL DOUSING ROD! <extiunguishes gnoll>

/snicker Douse? Dowse!

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# Jul 25 2002 at 11:43 PM Rating: Decent

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Just FYI - Douse is a perfectly acceptable variant of "dowse".

Also, beside meaning to immerse in liquid, the word douse/dowse means to find by way of a divining rod...so this rod would, by name, be used to help find gnolls.

There you go...you learned something today.

RE: /wink

# Jul 26 2002 at 6:35 AM Rating: Decent

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Hmm..I'd like to know which dictionary you use as a reference for your statement?

The oxford paperback dictionary says; "Dowse, to search for underground water or minerals using a 'Y' shaped stick or rod (Do not confuse with Douse)."

Of course, it only lists English usage.

American Heritage Dictionary

# Jul 27 2002 at 10:53 AM Rating: Default

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http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=douse

dowse1 also douse Pronunciation Key (douz)
intr.v. dowsed, also doused dows·ing, dous·ing dows·es, dous·es
To use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals.

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Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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RE: American Heritage Dictionary

# Aug 20 2002 at 5:37 AM Rating: Decent

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Hmm...the disparity of language in the colonies (grin), common English (british) usage has douse as meaning to extinguish a flame, you don't use it like that?

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# Jul 26 2002 at 6:35 AM Rating: Default

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Ack, speling Musteaks!!

Edited, Fri Jul 26 07:23:48 2002

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# Jul 26 2002 at 5:54 AM Rating: Default

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Actually you are Right in the respect thaty this is an acceptable spellingsince this is not a DOWSING rod this is a Diving rod also Called a DOUSING rod if the person was intelegent enought to know anything of Native amreican and primative cultures they might have seen that VI actually had correctly named this item

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