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Webster 1913 Edition

Dowst

Dowst

,

Noun.

A dowse.

[Obs.]

Beau. & Fl.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dowst

DOWST

,

Noun.

A stroke. [Not in use.]

Definition 2025

dowst

dowst

English

Noun

dowst ‎(plural dowsts)

Obsolete form of dowse.
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