My new favorite word: oenomancy

oenomancy n. [< OENO- comb. form + -MANCY comb. form; compare French {oe}nomancie (1752)] divination by means of wine. (via OED)

4 thoughts on “My new favorite word: oenomancy

  1. @Oenomancer I shouldda known you’d beat me to the punch! ;-)

    Seriously, I stumbled across this 18th-century nugget the other day and I cannot WAIT to sink my teeth into it… there’s got to be some good stuff in there…

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