rhabdomancy

/rab-duh-man-see/US // ˈræb dəˌmæn si //UK // (ˈræbdəˌmænsɪ) //

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Definitions

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- : divination by means of a rod or wand, especially in discovering ores, springs of water, etc.

Hazel-rods were used to "divine" for water and minerals by professors of an art which received the crack-jaw title of Rhabdomancy.
Sir Thomas Browne also speaks of a 'strange kind of exploration and peculiar way of Rhabdomancy' used in mineral discoveries.
Rhabdomancy, a species of divination by means of a hazel rod to trace the presence of minerals or metals under ground.
It is not water, but treasures which they profess to find by some hidden kind of rhabdomancy.
We find rhabdomancy a popular form of divination among the Greeks, and also among the Romans.