peag

American

[peeg] / pig /

noun

wampum.

peag British

/ piːɡ /

noun

less common words for wampum

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Etymology

Origin of peag

1640–50, shortening of wampumpeag

Example Sentences

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Thus the singular peag currency, or wampumpeag, which was found in circulation among the North American Indians by the early explorers, was esteemed for the purpose of adornment, as already mentioned....

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