Rnd 3660 CARROMANCY Divine

[John Barrs]

Vote publicly for 2 defs that you divine might express the meaning of this word (or declare privately a DQ if you now know the meaning)

Deadline (or before if every submitter has voted)- 2100 BST Saturday 27^th June

 

JohnnyB

 

1              Divination by reference to patterns observed in wheeled traffic arriving at a busy crossroads.

2              Divination by examining the flight of moths around a candle

3              A craft in which thin reeds are braided into decorative loops for ornamental use.

4              A form of divination involving wax: [also n as ceromancy]A method commonly practiced in the contemporary era is studying the burning of an ordinary candle.

5              Foretelling the future by inviting a chicken to choose between labelled food bowls.

6              The interpretation of cart tracks, wheels, or roadside encounters as omens for a journey.

7              Fortune-telling based on the lines on a person's hand; palmistry

8              Divination by the patterns of spilled salt.

9              divination by means of rune casting

10              Dancing in the streets, especially when drunk; outdoor burlesque theater

11              Divination by means of how flint flakes when struck

12              The process of setting up a scam to fraudulently steal large sums of money or other assets.

[Chowie]

*blowing on dice* I'll take numbers 6 and 12. Moma needs a new pair of shoes. 

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[Paul Keating]

I know that word.

P

[Tim Bourne]

3 and 10, please.  

Tim B 

[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll fall for 1 and 6.

-Mike

[Judy Madnick]

While I like the divination definitions, there are so many of them!

                  

 I'll take my chances on these:

            

2  Divination by examining the flight of moths around a candle

 

8  Divination by the patterns of spilled salt.

 

Judy Madnick

 

[Shani Naylor]

3 & 12 for me. 

[John Barrs]

<Moma needs a new pair of shoes> - a food line for a scam (JohnnyB)

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[Daniel B Widdis]

I’m drawn like a moth to flame. 

2 and 4

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On Jun 25, 2026, at 11:18 PM, John Barrs <jo...@john-barrs.co.uk> wrote:



[Eric Boxer]

I'll vote for 4 and 11.

Eric

[Tony Abell]

I find it impossible to divine the plausibilities of the divination defs, so I'll choose two of the others, 3 and 10:

> 3 A craft in which thin reeds are braided into decorative loops for ornamental use.

[Tim Lodge]

One divination and one not: 4 and 10.

                     4              A form of divination involving wax: [also n as ceromancy]A method commonly practiced in the contemporary era is studying the burning of an ordinary candle.

                    10              Dancing in the streets, especially when drunk; outdoor burlesque theater

-- Tim L

[Efrem Mallach]

2 and 8, please.

Efrem

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On Jun 25, 2026, at 5:18 PM, John Barrs <jo...@john-barrs.co.uk> wrote:

Vote publicly for 2 defs that you divine might express the meaning of this word (or declare privately a DQ if you now know the meaning)

Deadline (or before if every submitter has voted)- 2100 BST Saturday 27^th June

 

JohnnyB

 

2              Divination by examining the flight of moths around a candle