| 单词 | wampum |
| 释义 | wampum /wom"peuhm, wawm"-/, n. 1. Also called peag, seawan, sewan. cylindrical beads made from shells, pierced and strung, used by North American Indians as a medium of exchange, for ornaments, and for ceremonial and sometimes spiritual purposes, esp. such beads when white but also including the more valuable black or dark-purple varieties. 2. Informal. money. [1630-40; short for WAMPUMPEAG] |
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