HARDTACK

hardtack, pilot biscuit, pilot bread, sea biscuit, ship biscuit

(noun) very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship’s staple

hardtack

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Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

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)

Synonyms

• (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



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