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Definition of Seawant

Seawant
Seawan Sea"wan, Seawant Sea"want, n. 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.

Meaning of Seawant from wikipedia

- Wampum is a traditional s**** bead of the Eastern Woodlands tribes of Native Americans. It includes white s**** beads hand-fashioned from the North Atlantic...