peag

[ peeg ]

/ pig /

noun

wampum(def 1).

Nearby words

peacock worm,
peacock's tail,
peacock, thomas love,
peacock-flower,
peafowl,
peahen,
peak,
peak district,
peak experience,
peak expiratory flow

Origin of peag

1640–50, Americanism; shortening of wampumpeag

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Examples from the Web for peag

One by one, the chief threw off' his blanket, his silver-laced coat, and his belt of peag.
The Indian: On the Battle-Field and in the Wigwam|John Frost

British Dictionary definitions for peag

peag

peage

/ (piːɡ) /

noun

less common words for wampum

Word Origin for peag

shortened from Narraganset wampompeag wampum

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