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Wampumpeag

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. White shell beads used as wampum.

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n. wampum

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Strings of (originally white) wampum formerly used as tokens of value by the American In dians, and by the whites, especially in trade with the Indians.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency

Word Usage

"And the year before that, he came in third having tripped up on the word "wampumpeag," a string of polished beads or shells."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

string of beads beads