word steming from (and i base this on absolutly nothing) midevil england when during wars they would send the peasants to sheild warriors from arrows and attacks with their bodies, which were,i believe, made of meat.
A delicious combination of spices and sausage that when chewed resembles the texture of gum but tastes like god just put a little slice of heaven in your mouth. Often consumed around a raging campfire along with a few dozen beers.
We were standing around a fire trying to decide what to make for dinner, then someone broke out a bag of meatgum and the problem was solved.