hardtack, pilot biscuit, pilot bread, sea biscuit, ship biscuit
(noun) very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship’s staple
hardtack
(noun) a mountain mahogany
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hardtack (countable and uncountable, plural hardtacks)
(nautical) A large, hard biscuit made from unleavened flour and water; formerly used as a long-term staple food aboard ships.
Synonyms: Anzac wafer, sheet iron, tooth duller, worm castle (all military slang)
• (hard biscuit): pilot biscuit, pilot bread, sea biscuit, sea bread, ship's biscuit, ship biscuit
Source: Wiktionary
Hard"-tack`, n.
Definition: A name given by soldiers and sailors to a kind of hard biscuit or sea bread.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
