axinomancy

noun

1. Divination by saws or axes.

   rare, uncountable

   Diuination generally was done by diuers means […] by hatchets, Axinomancy

Where it comes from

Latin axinomantia, from Ancient Greek ἀξινομαντεία (axinomanteía), from ἀξίνη (axínē, “axe”) and μαντεία (manteía, “prophecy”)

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry axinomancy (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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