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peag

[ peeg ]

peag

/ piːɡ /

noun

  1. See wampum
    less common words for wampum

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Word History and Origins

Origin of peag1

1640–50, Americanism; shortening of wampumpeag

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Word History and Origins

Origin of peag1

shortened from Narraganset wampompeag wampum

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Example Sentences

One by one, the chief threw off' his blanket, his silver-laced coat, and his belt of peag.

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