oracle bones

plural noun

a group of inscribed animal bones and shells discovered in China and used originally in divination by the ancient Chinese, especially during the Shang dynasty.
See also scapulimancy.

Origin of oracle bones

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby oracle bones

ora pro nobis, orac, orach, orache, oracle, oracle bones, oracles, oracular, oracy, orad, oradea