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
11 February 2025
(noun) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
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