Definitions
lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians
Word origin
From Cree ᐱᒦᐦᑳᐣ (pimiihkaan, “pemmican”), from Cree ᐱᒥᕀ (pimiy, “grease, oil, lard”) + -ᐃᐦᑳᐣ (-ihkaan, “hand made”), from Proto-Algonquian *pemyi.
Used in a sentence
“I tried to eat some pemmican, but my mouth was too dry.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Dried meat ration”8 letters
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