Meaning Of The Word Wampum
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Wampum Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Wampum?
wampum in American English
noun: cylindrical beads made from shells, pierced and strung, used by Native Americans as a medium of exchange, for ornaments, and for ceremonial and sometimes spiritual purposes, esp. such beads when white but also including the more valuable black or dark-pur wampum in British English noun: (formerly) money used by Native Americans, made of cylindrical shells strung or woven together, esp white shells rather than the more valuable black or purple ones |
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