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dolos

dolos noun: the bones that are thrown when throwing the bones for divination.

Noun

dolos (plural dolosse)

  1. (South Africa, uncommon) The bones that are thrown when throwing the bones for divination.
  2. (South Africa, uncommon) The ankle bones of sheep or goats formerly used by children as playthings.
  3. Interlocking blocks of concrete, used for protection of seawalls and to preserve beaches from erosion, formerly known as Merryfield blocks.
    • https://web.archive.org/web/20050525044010/http://www.dispatch.co.za/1999/06/28/features/FAME.HTM

Forms of dolos

pluraldolosse

Origin of dolos

Unknown. Possibly from dollen os

Questions about dolos

What does dolos mean?
Dolos means the bones that are thrown when throwing the bones for divination.
What part of speech is dolos?
Dolos is a noun.
What is the plural of dolos?
The plural of dolos is dolosse.

Words near dolos in the dictionary

  1. doloroso
  2. dolorous
  3. dolorously
  4. dolorousness
  5. dolors
  6. dolos
  7. dolose
  8. dolosely
  9. dolosity
  10. dolosse
  11. dolostone

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