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A FORKED PEACH TREE SWITCH WILL LOCATE UNDERGROUND WATER.
IN YOUR HAND, HOLD THE FORKED PEACH TREE ABOVE THE GROUND.
WHEN IT BEGINS TO TURN DOWN, YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO STOP
IT. WHEN YOU LEAVE THE SPOT WHERE THE WATER IS LOCATED, THE
SWITCH RETURNS TO THE HORIZONTAL POSITION.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): TWIG BRANCH LIMB
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Water BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
Vocabulary
Branch is a name for a stream of water
Data entry tech comment:
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Keyword(s): Branch ; Language ; River ; Stream ; Term ; Tributary ; Vocabulary ; WATER
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary |