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nipko(o) [< Esk.; cf. East Esk. nik ku dried meat] 
n. See 1955 quote.
- 1937 The dried [caribou] meat (nipko) is put up during the spring migration of the bucks northwards, the meat being cut into strips and set in the sun to dry.
- 1942 Driftwood fires sizzle and smoke in front of every tent, wooden racks sag under the weight of dried strips of unpalatable looking seal meat, the age-old nipkoo that provides a welcome tid-bit in times of plenty and safeguards against famine when times are hard.
- 1955 nipko, n. An Eskimo term for jerky. Nipko is usually made of caribou meat, but may be of beluga or narwhal.
- 1937 The dried [caribou] meat (nipko) is put up during the spring migration of the bucks northwards, the meat being cut into strips and set in the sun to dry.