Wampum
['wɒmpəm] or ['wɔmpəm]
Definition
(noun.) small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency.
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Definition
(n.) Beads made of shells, used by the North American Indians as money, and also wrought into belts, etc., as an ornament.
Checker: Shari
Definition
n. the North American Indian name for shells or beads used as money.—Wampum peag (wom′pum pēg) lit. 'white strung beads ' strings of wampum.
Editor: Timmy