wŏm'pəm, wôm'-
money (related)
Any substance or article used as money, as bank notes, checks, etc.
Beading.
Peag, or wampum, are small beads made of shells that were used as money by native North American Indians.
Green growth or foliage, especially:
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(Slang) A small or worthless amount:
Money.
An act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation.
Brass is resistent to sea and salt water due to the alloys which are added to it during its manufacturing.
wampumpeag
White shell beads used as wampum.
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(Informal) Money
A plant (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) in the mustard family, having dark green, spreading, usually crinkled leaves that are eaten as a vegetable.
A lollipop.
(Colloquial, US) any prize or profit received for free, especially Christmas presents
(Obs.) Ill-gotten gains; booty
(By extension) Anything resembling sugar in taste or appearance.
roanoke
An independent city of southwest Virginia west-southwest of Richmond on the Roanoke River. Once known as Big Lick after a nearby salt lick, it was renamed with the coming of the railroad in 1881.
sewan
Shells used as money by the Algonquian Indians
(Archaic) A place where money is kept, or where it is deposited and paid out; a money box.
Something different; variety:
The definition of currency is the money system used in a country, especially paper money.
The means of living; livelihood
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