Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Black or dark-colored pieces of shell used by the Narragansett Indians for money; dark-colored or purple wampum.
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- noun rare Dark-coloured
shell -money, used by Native Americans.
Etymologies
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Of Native American origin, probably Algonquian, origin. Roger Williams writes that "suck-" signifies "black"; compare Abenaki bezeg-, pesg-, psak- ("dark").
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