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sieve and shears — A well known form of *divination, akin to the *Bible and key method, normally used to name a thief or find something which has been lost. Descriptions vary little, and the following is from Aubrey (1686: 25): The Sheers are stuck in a Sieve … A Dictionary of English folklore
riddle and shears — noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: riddle (III) dialect Britain : sieve and shears … Useful english dictionary
sieve — {{11}}sieve (n.) O.E. sife sieve, from P.Gmc. *sibi (Cf. M.Du. seve, Du. zeef, O.H.G. sib, Ger. Sieb), of unknown origin. Related to SIFT (Cf. sift). Sieve and shears formerly were used in divinations. {{12}}sieve (v.) late 15c., from SIEVE (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
Oxy-fuel welding and cutting — Oxyacetylene redirects here. For the song, see Cubanate. Side of metal, cut by oxygen propane cutting torch … Wikipedia
Coscinomancy — Occult portal Coscinomancy is a form of divination utilising a sieve and shears, used in ancient Greece, medieval and early modern Europe and 17th century New England,[1] to determine the guilty party in a crimin … Wikipedia
coscinomancy — ˈkäsə̇nōˌmansē noun ( es) Etymology: Late Latin coscinomantia, from Gk. koskinomanteia, from koskinon sieve + manteia mancy : divination by the mode of sieve and shears … Useful english dictionary
Bible divination — Reported by folklorists all over the country in only slightly differing forms, the Bible and Key was a popular method of divination. In the version collected by Ella M. Leather in 1909 (1912: 65 6), it is used for three purposes to discover a… … A Dictionary of English folklore
divinations — see *love divinations, *st mark s eve, and *wraiths. See also *bible, *book (divination with), *fortune telling, *sieve and shears, *tea, coffee … A Dictionary of English folklore
coscinomancy — /ˈkɒsənoʊˌmænsi/ (say kosuhnow.mansee) noun an ancient form of divination performed with a sieve and a pair of shears. {Medieval Latin coscinomantia, equivalent to Greek koskinon sieve + mancy; compare Greek koskinomantis a diviner using a sieve} …
coscinomancy — divination using a sieve and a pair of shears Divination and Fortune Telling … Phrontistery dictionary
