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Peag

Peag Meaning & Definition
Peag Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Peag?

[n] small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans

Synonyms | Synonyms for Peag: wampum

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See Also | medium of exchange | monetary system | wampumpeag

Peag In Webster's Dictionary

\Peag\, n. [Written also {peage}, {peak}, {peeke}.] [Prob. of North Amer. Indian origin.] A kind of aboriginal shell money, or wampum, of the Atlantic coast of the United States; -- originally applied only to polished white cylindrical beads.

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