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Peag — Peag, n. [Written also {peage}, {peak}, {peeke}.] [Prob. of North American Indian origin, by shortening of wampumpeag. RHUD.] A kind of aboriginal shell money, or wampum, of the Atlantic coast of the United States; originally applied only to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peag — peag; wam·pum·peag; … English syllables
peag — ☆ peag or peage [pēg ] n. [shortened < earlier wampumpeage: see WAMPUM] WAMPUM … English World dictionary
PEAG — • Proposal Evaluation and Analysis Group … Maritime acronyms and abbreviations
peag — /pig/ (say peeg) noun → wampum (def. 1) …
peag — noun small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency • Syn: ↑wampum, ↑wampumpeag • Hypernyms: ↑beads, ↑string of beads … Useful english dictionary
wam|pum|peag — «WOM puhm peeg, WM », noun. 1. wampum made of white shells (less valuable than that made of black shells). 2. any wampum. ╂[American English < Algonkian (probably Narragansett) wanpanpiak string of white shell beads] … Useful english dictionary
peage — Peag Peag, n. [Written also {peage}, {peak}, {peeke}.] [Prob. of North American Indian origin, by shortening of wampumpeag. RHUD.] A kind of aboriginal shell money, or wampum, of the Atlantic coast of the United States; originally applied only to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peak — Peag Peag, n. [Written also {peage}, {peak}, {peeke}.] [Prob. of North American Indian origin, by shortening of wampumpeag. RHUD.] A kind of aboriginal shell money, or wampum, of the Atlantic coast of the United States; originally applied only to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peeke — Peag Peag, n. [Written also {peage}, {peak}, {peeke}.] [Prob. of North American Indian origin, by shortening of wampumpeag. RHUD.] A kind of aboriginal shell money, or wampum, of the Atlantic coast of the United States; originally applied only to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
