wampumpeag

wam·pum·peag

W0024200 (wŏm′pəm-pēg′, wôm′-)n. White shell beads used as wampum.

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[Massachusett.]

wam•pum

(ˈwɒm pəm, ˈwɔm-)

n. 1. cylindrical beads made from shells, pierced and strung, used by North American Indians as a medium of exchange, for ornaments, and for ceremonial and spiritual purposes. 2. Informal. money. [1630–40; short for wampumpeag]

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wampumpeag - small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currencypeag, wampumbeads, string of beads - several beads threaded together on a string