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jerky [< Am.Sp. charqui Quichua (Peruvian) echarqui] 
n. meat that has been cured by jerking.
See also: jerk
- 1921 The last of the meat is gone, except one little piece of jerky.
- 1963 If an animal is killed in summer, the meat is cut in long strips and hung in racks to dry into "Jerky."
- 1921 The last of the meat is gone, except one little piece of jerky.