suckauhock

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noun

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

Scrabble 25

Meanings

nounsuckauhock (uncountable)

alternative suckanhock

  1. rareuncountableDark-coloured shell-money, used by Native Americans.

Origin

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

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APA

suckauhock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suckauhock

MLA

“suckauhock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suckauhock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suckauhock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suckauhock.

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