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noun • informal terms for money • small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency | ||||||||
| 36% | 5 | ___ shells, widely used currency in the pre-coin days | ||||||
noun • any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells | ||||||||
| 35% | 7 | Shells of shells | ||||||
noun • the housing or outer covering of something • the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire • the enclosing frame around a door or window opening | ||||||||
Shells Used As Native American Currency Crossword Clue
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WAMPUM which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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WAMPUM
Updated: October 13, 2023
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