omoplatoscopyn.
/ˌəʊməʊpləˈtɒskəpi/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊmoʊˌplæˈtɑskəpi/ rare.
= scapulimancy n.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination from bones > [noun] > by a shoulder-blade
omoplatoscopy1871
1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture I. 112 Divination by a shoulder-blade, technically called Scapulimancy or omoplatoscopy.
1911 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics IV. 789/2 The use of the shoulder-blade in divination is an art in itself, known as omoplatoscopy. The colour, the spots, the lines are all read by the expert.
1962 W. Howells Heathens v. 72 A shoulder blade of turtle, sheep, or deer, not yet dried out, was cast into the fire..and the cracks produced by the heat were then read much as we read the palm of the hand; this is called scapulmancy or omoplatoscopy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1871- to row in the same boat
- to row off
- to row one way and look another
- to row out
- to row over
- to row past one's reach
- to row someone up salt river
- to row the rounds
- to row to a standstill
- to row up
- to row up salt river
- to rub a etc up the wrong way
- to rub a person to the whit
- to rub a person to whit
- to rub a person up the wrong way
- to rub a person's nose in it
- to rub along
- to rub away
- to rub down
- to rub elbows
- to rub etc minds together
- to rub in
- to rub it in
- to rub minds
- to rub minds together