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
The men ate hard sea biscuit and slices of cold corned beef ravenously.
From Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America by Ballou, Maturin Murray
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
He had eaten nothing since the hasty luncheon of sea biscuit and pork on the night he and Jimmy parted.
From Bobby of the Labrador by Wallace, Dillon
I've had a sea biscuit and a spoonful of salmon in the last two days.
From South Sea Tales by London, Jack
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