pemmican
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noun \ˈpe-mi-kən\Definition of PEMMICAN
: a concentrated food used by North American Indians and consisting of lean meat dried, pounded fine, and mixed with melted fat; also : a similar preparation (as of dried beef, flour, molasses, suet) used for emergency rations
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pem·mi·can also pem·i·can \ˈpe-mi-kən\
Origin of PEMMICAN
Cree pimihka·n
First Known Use: 1791
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