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saltine

American  
[sawl-teen] / sɔlˈtin /

noun

  1. a crisp, salted cracker.


Etymology

Origin of saltine

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; salt 1 + -ine 2

Example Sentences

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Adjust salt before serving with saltine crackers, chips or raw veggies.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2024

For five days, from the end of February into March 1938, a two-step weather combo of staggering force and volume crashed bridges, knotted railroad trestles, and crumbled highways and roads like soggy saltine crackers.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023

This year has been a lot, so I think the best thing I could possibly recommend in our last newsletter for 2022 is a really buttery, really easy dessert: saltine toffee cookies.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2022

Thickened with potatoes, the stew tastes great on its own, alongside a hunk of cornbread or with a sleeve of saltine crackers.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2022

After a while, Bertha came outside and brought us saltine crackers with peanut butter.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

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