wampumpeag
/ˈwɑmpəmˌpiɡ/
noun
- Another term for wampum; small shell beads used as money or decoration by some Native American peoples.
- Early European settlers sometimes used wampumpeag in trade.
- The museum displayed a string of wampumpeag from the 1600s.
- Wampumpeag was often made from quahog clam shells.
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