WAMPUMPEAG

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

peag; wampum; wampumpeag

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("wampumpeag" is a kind of...):

beads; string of beads (several beads threaded together on a string)

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