Seawan
Pronunciation : Sea"wan, Sea"want
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The name used by the Algonquin Indians for the shell beads which passed among the Indians as money.
Note: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913