SEAWAN
Etymology
Noun
seawan (usually uncountable, plural seawans)
Wampum (small beads made from polished shells).
Anagrams
• wasnae
Source: Wiktionary
Sea"wan, Sea"want, n.
Definition: The name used by the Algonquin Indians for the shell beads which passed among the Indians as money.
Note: Seawan was of two kinds; wampum, white, and suckanhock, black or purple, -- the former having half the value of the latter. Many writers, however, use the terms seawan and wampum indiscriminately. Bartlett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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