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seawan

or sea·want se·wan

[see-wuh n]
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noun
  1. wampum(def 1).
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Origin of seawan

1620–30, Americanism; < New York Dutch sewan, zeewan, zeewant, etc. < Munsee Delaware *sé·wan unstrung wampum, literally, that which is in a scattered state, derivative of se·(w)- scatter(ed)
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British Dictionary definitions for seawan

seawan

sewan

noun
  1. shell beads, usually unstrung, used by certain North American Indians as money; wampum
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Word Origin

C18: from Narraganset seawohn loose
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