Bible Dictionaries
Ioqua Shell

Webster's Dictionary

The shell of a large Dentalium (D. pretiosum), formerly used as shell money, and for ornaments, by the Indians of the west coast of North America.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ioqua Shell'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/ioqua-shell.html. 1828.