dolos

British

/ ˈdɒlɒs /

noun

a knucklebone of a sheep, buck, etc, used esp by diviners

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Etymology

Origin of dolos

from Afrikaans, possibly from dollen play + os ox or from dobbel dice + os ox

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Charles Emanuel, dead to all sense of magnanimity, rubbed his hands with delight in the successful perpetration of such fraud, exclaiming, "An virtus an dolos, quis ab hoste requirat."

From The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

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