Definition for Wampum

wampum, n. [Adopted in 16th or 17th C. from northerly dialects of the Algonkin language; *wampampiac, string of white beads.] (webplay: strings).

Currency; coinage; change; shells; strings of beads; ornaments used by American Indians as money; [fig.] stars.

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