Associations to the word «Wampum»

Wiktionary

WAMPUM, noun. Small beads made from polished shells, especially white ones, formerly used as money and jewelry by certain Native American peoples.
WAMPUM, noun. (informal) Money.
WAMPUM BELT, noun. A belt made from wampum beads

Dictionary definition

WAMPUM, noun. Informal terms for money.
WAMPUM, noun. Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency.

Wise words

All my life I've looked at words as though I were seeing them for the first time.
Ernest Hemingway