Rhabdology

Rhabdology
Rhabdology Rhab*dol"o*gy, n. Same as {Rabdology}. [1913 Webster]

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  • rhabdology — Rabdology Rab*dol o*gy (r[a^]b*d[o^]l [ o]*j[y^]), n. [Gr. ra bdos rod, stick + logy: cf. F. rabdologie.] The method or art of performing arithmetical operations by means of Napier s bones. See {Napier s bones}. [Written also {rhabdology}.] [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rhabdology — noun A variant spelling of rabdology …   Wiktionary

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  • Rabdology — Rab*dol o*gy (r[a^]b*d[o^]l [ o]*j[y^]), n. [Gr. ra bdos rod, stick + logy: cf. F. rabdologie.] The method or art of performing arithmetical operations by means of Napier s bones. See {Napier s bones}. [Written also {rhabdology}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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