beaten biscuit

American  

noun

Southern U.S.

1. a hard, unleavened biscuit, made to rise by pounding and folding the dough.

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Etymology

Origin of beaten biscuit

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Example Sentences

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beaten biscuit

Molly interfered at this point and stopped Judy’s naughty mouth with a beaten biscuit.

From Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days by Nell Speed

"It's a good thing I had a Southern grandmother," she soliloquized, as she put her beaten biscuit in the Dutch oven and pulled the coals over it.

From The Master-Knot of Human Fate by Ellis Meredith

It is pleasant, too, to go fishing, with a dainty, absurd little hat that, although it looks pretty, is about as useful as would be a beaten biscuit pinned to one's tresses.

From The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture by Helen Follett Stevans

But beaten biscuit and ham and home-made pickles won’t be enough, even with hickory nut cake,” she continued doubtfully.

From Molly Brown's Freshman Days by Nell Speed

Pie crust, hard cookies, and beaten biscuit are made of such dough.

From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 1: Essentials of Cookery; Cereals; Bread; Hot Breads by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences