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Casting lots   /kˈæstɪŋ lɑts/   Listen
Casting lots

noun
1.
Making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn.  Synonyms: drawing lots, sortition.





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"Casting lots" Quotes from Famous Books



... but doggedly, "we are come to this now, that one must die, for the others to live. And the greater part of us are for casting lots all round, and let every man, and every woman too, take their chance. That is fair, ...
— Foul Play • Charles Reade
... that leads from the court to the meadow, is Ralph, in a loose jacket with deep collar and a straw hat. He looks years younger than when we saw him last. He is just now laughing heartily at a batch of the schoolmaster's scholars who are casting lots close at hand. One bullet-headed little fellow has picked up a couple of pebbles, and after putting them through some unseen and mysterious manoeuvres behind him, is holding them out in ...
— The Shadow of a Crime - A Cumbrian Romance • Hall Caine


Words linked to "Casting lots" :   conclusion, decision, determination


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