abacus

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I expected to see someone like Mr. Quon manning the counter, but a young woman was perched on a tall stool behind it, idly fiddling with an abacus.

From Literature

Calculators, cars and probably candles and the abacus were considered a menace to society.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cassiopeia proved it by using her fingers to do sums on her abacus, and flicked the beads up and down with nary a wince.

From Literature

“I suppose the abacus can stay,” she said to herself, frowning, “for we can work our math problems with acorns for the time being, as Cassiopeia does with Nutsawoo.”

From Literature

“No, we do not need a sextant—nor an abacus, Cassiopeia, please put that back.”

From Literature