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divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
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Scapulimancy
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | scapulimancy |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | divination by shoulder blade bone that has been heated to cracked or burned state; also written scapulomancy, also called spatulamancy |
| Etymology: | scapula 'shoulder blade' |
| Main Entry: | scapulimancy |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See armomancy |
| Main Entry: | scapulimancy |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See scapulomancy |
| Main Entry: | scapulimancy |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See spatulamancy |
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