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| ordeal by sieve and shears The points of the shears were stuck in the wooden rim of the sieve and two persons supported it upright with the tips of their two fingers. Then a verse of the Bible was read aloud, and St. Peter and St. Paul were asked if the guilty person was A or B. When the guilty person was named the sieve would suddenly turn round | испытание посредством сита и ножниц |
| sieve and shears An ancient form of divination; also a method to tell if a couple would marry | гадание с помощью сита и ножниц |