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Definition of: pemmican
(pem′ə·kən) noun
1. Lean venison cut into strips, dried, pounded into paste with fat and a few berries, and pressed into cakes.
2. A similar concentrated and nutritious food made from beef and dried fruits: used by Arctic explorers, etc. Also pem′i·can. [<Algonquian (Cree) pimekan <pime fat]
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