seawan Meaning, Definition & Usage
Sea"wan, Sea"want noun
(Also<
- Seawan
- Seawant
)
Definitions
The name used by the Algonquin Indians for the shell beads which passed among the Indians as money. ✍ 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.