English Explanatory Dictionary

suckauhock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Dark-coloured shell-money, used by Native Americans.

Word forms

suckauhock suckanhock

Etymology

Of Native American origin, probably Algonquian, origin. Roger Williams writes that "suck-" signifies "black"; compare Unami sëk- (“black”).

Related words

wampum seawan
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