noun
also pem·i·can ˈpemə̇kən
( -s )
Etymology: Cree pimikân, from pimii grease, fat
1.
a. : a concentrated food used by No. American Indians consisting essentially of lean buffalo meat or venison cut in thin slices, dried in the sun, pounded fine, mixed with melted fat, and packed in sacks of hide
b. : a similar preparation (as of dried beef, flour, molasses, suet) used for emergency rations (as by explorers)
2. : information or thought condensed into little compass