divination by examining burnt shoulder blade
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Scapulomancy (scapulimancy) is divination by reading the cracks which appear in a scapula (shoulder-blade) when it is roasted over an open fire. It was widely practised in ancient Babylon.
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scapulimancy, scapulomancy, spealomancy Divination by observing charred or cracked shoulder blades or markings on the shoulder bone of an animal (especially a sheep). The practice of scapulimancy; that is, divination through the appearance of the shoulder-blade of an animal, which may or may not have been subjected to scorching, is among the most ...
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