rhab|do|man|cy

rhab|do|man|cy
rhab|do|man|cy «RAB duh MAN see», noun.
1. divination by means of a rod or wand.
2. the art of discovering water, ores, or the like, by means of a divining rod; dowsing.
[< Greek rhabdomanteíā < rhábdos rod + manteiā divination]

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