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Wampum (noun) means Small tube-shaped beads made of polished shell, especially white shell, strung together; once used across eastern North America by Native American peoples for various things, including as jewellery, as money and for keeping records; (countable, archaic) a single such bead.

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Small tube-shaped beads made of polished shell, especially white shell, strung together; once used across eastern North America by Native American peoples for various things, including as jewellery, as money and for keeping records; (countable, archaic) a single such bead.

"These title deeds are of wampum, the grant of an Indian chief to the first Dowell, who left Farnham in Surrey in company with William Penn." — Ford Madox Hueffer i.e, Ford Madox Ford (1915)

Short for 'wampum snake': the common or eastern kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula.

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Etymology

A clipping of wampumpeag ("wampum"), probably borrowed from Massachusett wampompeage, meaning "string of white beads used as money". Compare peag, meaning "string of white beads used as money", which is likewise a clipping of wampumpeag. The sense "common kingsnake" comes from the snake's resemblance to a string of wampum. Cognate with Penobscot wάpαpəyak (singular wάpαpi) and Unami òpapiàk (singular òpapi).

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What is the meaning of wampum?

"wampum" (noun) means small tube-shaped beads made of polished shell, especially white shell, strung together; once used across eastern North America by Native American peoples for various things, including as jewellery, as money and for keeping records; (countable, archaic) a single such bead.

What is another word for wampum?

Other words for "wampum" include cabbage, lettuce, clams, loot, boodle, lolly.

What are the different meanings of wampum?

"wampum" has 2 main meanings: 1. Small tube-shaped beads made of polished shell, especially white shell, strung together; once used across eastern North America by Native American peoples for various things, including as jewellery, as money and for keeping records; (countable, archaic) a single such bead; 2. Short for 'wampum snake': the common or eastern kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula.

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