Meanings
nounxarque (uncountable)
- archaicuncountableArchaic form of jerky.
The principal exports are hides, xarque (jerked beef), ipecac, skins of wild animals, and rubber.
1931, Commerce Reports, volume 3, number 50, page 5871 more example
[…] as there is no means of preserving beef except to dry it as xarque, which is only possible during the dry season.
1928, Glossary of Paper Terms and Instructions to Exporters for Guidance in Properly Listing and Classifying Exports of Paper and Paper Products on Shippers' Export Declarations, United States: Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, page 207
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