sea biscuit
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sea biscuit
First recorded in 1670–80
Example Sentences
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By living partly on sea biscuit, he managed to earn a Ph.D. at Columbia.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bits of white bread or sea biscuit can be used in the same way.
From The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking Adapted to Domestic Use or Study in Classes by Campbell, Helen
The sea biscuit, absorbing moisture, swelled, and this together with the canvas, butter and planking proved effectual.
From The Story of Grenfell of the Labrador A Boy's Life of Wilfred T. Grenfell by Wallace, Dillon
So I made me a little sled out of spruce boughs, put a blanket and some sea biscuit on it and set out up the glacier.
From Alaska Days with John Muir by Young, Samual Hall
A large amount of sea biscuit was brought into a house for distribution by a benevolent gentleman.
From The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent by Gordon, Home, Sir, Bart.
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