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allocochick

noun
al·​lo·​co·​chick | \ ˈaləkəˌchik\
plural -s

Definition of allocochick

: shell money used by American Indians of northern California

First Known Use of allocochick

1884, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for allocochick

borrowed from Yurok ʔo·ł weči·k, from ʔo·ł “person, Indian” + we-, “their” + či·k “dentalium shell money, money”

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