Buccaned

/bəˈkænd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of buccan; cooked or cured meat using a buccan frame over fire.

Etymology

From 'buccan' + the past tense suffix '-ed', describing the act of meat preparation.

Kelly Says

This verb connects directly to the lifestyle of early Caribbean peoples and later European hunters—buccaned meat was essential sustenance on long sea voyages and colonial expeditions.

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