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Wampum
01
informal terms for money
02
a shell beads used by some Native American tribes as currency or ceremonial items
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
Plural form
wampums
Examples
The Haudenosaunee Confederacy used wampum belts as a means of recording and conveying important treaties and agreements.
