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suckauhock

suckauhock noun: dark-coloured shell-money, used by Native Americans.

Noun

suckauhock (uncountable)

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

Forms of suckauhock

alternative formsuckanhock

Origin of suckauhock

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

Questions about suckauhock

What does suckauhock mean?
Suckauhock means dark-coloured shell-money, used by Native Americans.
What part of speech is suckauhock?
Suckauhock is a noun.

Words near suckauhock in the dictionary

  1. suckage
  2. suckanhock
  3. suckanhocks
  4. suckas
  5. suckatash
  6. suckauhock
  7. suckboy
  8. suckboys
  9. sucked
  10. sucked a big one
  11. sucked a lemon

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