| 单词 | indian money |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIndian money Indian money n. now historical = wampum n. 1a. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > other mediums of exchange > [noun] > beads roanoke1615 wampumpeag1627 Indian money1634 wampum1636 peag1638 seawant1701 hiaqua1824 shell-money1851 1634 W. Wood New Englands Prospect Gloss. Wampompeage, Indian money. 1737 J. Brickell Nat. Hist. N.-Carolina 337 As they are unacquainted with the value of Gold or Silver, they prefer their Indian-Money before it. 1856 F. Bowen Princ. Polit. Econ. xviii. 285 Our Puritan fathers, having very little silver and gold, gravely adopted this Indian money. 1909 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 22 29 In the house there were many things—beads, Indian money,..and all kinds of meats. 1998 Tampa (Florida) Tribune (Nexis) 28 June 4 The Indian tribes were attracted to the Hampton shores because it abounded in periwinkle and conch shells which were the basis of wampum, Indian money. < as lemmas |
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