beaten biscuit
noun Southern U.S.
a hard, unleavened biscuit, made to rise by pounding and folding the dough.
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Nearby words
- beat-up,
- beatable,
- beatbox,
- beatboxing,
- beaten,
- beaten track,
- beatenest,
- beater,
- beatific,
- beatification
Origin of beaten biscuit
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
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