seawant

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1. n. The name used by the Algonquin Indians for the shell beads which passed among the Indians as money. Source: opted
2. The name used by the Algonquin Indians for the shell beads which passed among the Indians as money. Note: Seawan was of two kinds; wampum, white, and suckanhock, black or purple, -- the former having half the value of the latter. Many writers, however, use the terms seawan and wampum indiscriminately. Bartlett. Source: webster
3. n. The name used by the Algonquin Indians for the shell beads which passed among the Indians as money. Source: ecdict

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