soda biscuit

noun

1. a biscuit having soda and sour milk or buttermilk as leavening agents.
2. soda cracker.

soda biscuit

noun

1. a biscuit leavened with sodium bicarbonate

Word History and Origins

Origin of soda biscuit¹

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

Example Sentences

Salemina always describes a Scotch scone as an aspiring but unsuccessful soda-biscuit of the New England sort.

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Maw had put a red geranium on the table; there was the crispy fragrance of frying salt pork and soda biscuit in the air.

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In less than fifteen minutes the man placed before me a cup of coffee and some soda biscuit.

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She gives me now a glass nearly full at bed time, with one soda biscuit.

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I refused to eat it; if it had been beef tea with soda biscuit in it, I would have taken it myself.

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