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peag

   Also found in: Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.04 sec.
peag also peage  (pg)
n.
See wampum.
[Short for wampumpeag.]
peag, peage [piːg]
n
(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) less common words for wampum
[shortened from Narraganset wampompeag wampum]
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Noun1.peagpeag - small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency
wampumpeag, wampum
beads, string of beads - several beads threaded together on a string


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