wampum

  • n.钱,币;贝壳串珠;交换物
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noun

1
small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts;used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency
Synonym: peag wampumpeag
2
informal terms for money
Synonym: boodle bread cabbage clams dinero dough gelt kale lettuce lolly lucre loot moolah pelf scratch shekels simoleons sugar

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  1. At first they copied the Native Americans and used wampum .

    最初,他们模仿本土的美国人用贝壳串珠当作钱。

  2. Wampum was made of seashells .

    贝壳串珠是用海贝壳制作的。

  3. Open a little store and use your wampum for money !

    打开一个小商店和使用金钱的钱!

  4. French and English want to pay with wampum and brandy .

    和英国人和法国人换枪和酒。

  5. The Indian money was called wampum and consisted of strings of beads made from the shells of clams and other shellfish .

    印度的钱被称为金钱和包括字符串的珠子从炮弹的蛤蜊和其他贝类。