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b) placing an agate stone, piece of jet, or some other precious or semi-precious stone upon the axe-head and heating the metal, the movement of the agate then being interpreted.
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Axinomancy — is one of several obscure methods of divination using an axe, hatchet, or (rarely) a saw. Most of the methods involve throwing an axe into the ground, or swinging it into a tree, and interpreting the direction of the handle or the quivering of… … Wikipedia
Axinomancy — Ax*in o*man cy, n. [L. axinomantia, Gr. ? ax + mancy.] A species of divination, by means of an ax or hatchet. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
axinomancy — divination using an axe or hatchet Divination and Fortune Telling … Phrontistery dictionary
axinomancy — ax·in·o·man·cy … English syllables
axinomancy — ˈaksənəˌmansē, akˈsin noun ( es) Etymology: Latin axinomantia, from (assumed) Greek axinomanteia, from Greek axino (from axinē axhead, ax) + manteia divination more at ax, mancy : divination by means of the movements of an ax placed on a post … Useful english dictionary
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