Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A method of divination by a sheep's shoulder-blade.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
divination using theshoulder blade of ananimal
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word spatulamancy.
Examples
-
(because _cheir_ is the Greek for hand): while the divination which is taken from signs appearing in the shoulder-blades of an animal is called "spatulamancy."
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Aquinas Thomas
colleen commented on the word spatulamancy
Not, in fact, divination with kitchen utensils.
December 6, 2006
sionnach commented on the word spatulamancy
And not to be confused with spatilomancy.
November 15, 2007
palooka commented on the word spatulamancy
Divination using the shoulder blade of an animal. Be a lot more fun if it was divination using a spatula.
December 2, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word spatulamancy
Hell yeah.
December 2, 2007
bilby commented on the word spatulamancy
A noble art. Regularly uncovers those clumsily-flipped pancakes that disappeared over the back of the stove.
December 2, 2007
reesetee commented on the word spatulamancy
That's nothing. You should hear what my zester tells me.
December 2, 2007
palooka commented on the word spatulamancy
I've always had great luck consulting tartlet molds.
I think bilby really nailed down the madeupical meaning & purpose of spatulamancy.
December 2, 2007