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astragalomancy|əˈstrægələʊˌmænsɪ|
[f. as prec. + -mancy; cf. Gr. ἀστραγαλόµαντις.]
Divination by means of dice or huckle-bones.
1640E. Chilmead tr. Ferrand's Ἐρωτοµανια xxiii. 178, I shall omit to speak here of Astragalomancy, that was done with Huckle bones. 1652in Gaule Magastrom. 166. 1693 Urquhart Rabelais iii. xxv, Amply disclosed unto you..by astragalomancy. 1853Encycl. Brit. III. 780/2 Astragalomancy..was practised in a temple of Hercules in Achaia. 1962C. L. Wrenn in Davis & Wrenn Eng. & Med. Studies 312 Pauly–Wissowa..also treats of astragalomancy. |