dolos

/ ˈdɒlɒs /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dolos¹

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

Example Sentences

“I’m not surprised,” said Mario Sims, 67, the pastor of the nondenominational Dolos Chapel, who is black.

From Los Angeles Times

Dan Skelton’s chaser had the measure of Diakali to my eyes, which would have been another career best, and he can beat Dolos on these conditions, with the ground possibly on the soft side for the Paul Nicholls horse.

From The Guardian

In Dolos Town, a hard-hit community outside the capital, foster parents say they cannot afford school fees.

From Economist

When Mr. Dunbar, 37, got a phone call in late August that his mother had taken ill, he rushed to her house in Dolos Town, the enclave near Harbel where dozens of people have succumbed to Ebola.

From New York Times

Christe, malas fraudes, Pharisaica retia, fallis: Et miseros sacro discutis ore dolos.

From Project Gutenberg