Meanings
alternative suckanhock
- 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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suckauhock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suckauhock
“suckauhock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suckauhock. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suckauhock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suckauhock.
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