salt horse

American  

noun

Nautical Slang.

1. salted beef; salt junk.

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Etymology

Origin of salt horse

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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salt horse

"Here it is—half an ouncer—good enough for stores for a month as we did it on Boulder Creek, salt horse once a day and flap-jack on Sundays," he said, with a laugh.

From Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush by Percy F. S. (Percy Frederick Seaton) Spence

If I had ’em fed up a bit on salt horse and weevly biscuit I’d make ’em something like in a few weeks.

From Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop by Harold Piffard

They are most valuable additions to a fleet, for they supply fresh meat and vegetables to improve "Jack's" diet of "salt horse."

From Young Peoples' History of the War with Spain by Prescott Holmes

To offset this, however, the boys had fine sea bathing, good opportunities for sailing parties, and the best of fresh fish with which to leaven their rations of salt horse and hardtack.

From Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom by Trumbull White

Then we pulled ourselves together and cooked coffee and salt horse.

From The Mystery by Stewart Edward White