Associations to the word «Pemmican»

Wiktionary

PEMMICAN, noun. A food made from meat which has been dried and beaten into a paste, mixed with berries and rendered fat, and shaped into little patties.
PEMMICAN, noun. An emergency ration of meat and fruit.
PEMMICAN, noun. (dated) A treatise of much thought in little compass.

Dictionary definition

PEMMICAN, noun. Lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians.

Wise words

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