different between suckauhock vs suckanhock

suckauhock

English

Alternative forms

  • suckanhock (rare)

Etymology

Of Native American origin, probably Algonquian, origin. Roger Williams writes that "suck-" signifies "black"; compare Abenaki bezeg-, pesg-, psak- (dark).

Noun

suckauhock (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Dark-coloured shell-money, used by Native Americans.

See also

  • wampum (white shells)
  • seawan

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suckanhock

English

Etymology

A corruption (perhaps originally a misprint) of suckauhock.

Noun

suckanhock (countable and uncountable, plural suckanhocks)

  1. (rare) Alternative form of suckauhock

References

  • suckanhock in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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