sea biscuit

American  

noun

1. ship biscuit; hardtack.

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sea biscuit British  

noun

1. another term for hardtack

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Etymology

Origin of sea biscuit

First recorded in 1670–80

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Example Sentences

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sea biscuit

By living partly on sea biscuit, he managed to earn a Ph.D. at Columbia.

From Time Magazine Archive

Of the latter they had certainly an abundant supply, but would willingly have exchanged some of it for the coarsest sea biscuit.

From The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. by William Henry Giles Kingston

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 Helen Campbell

He made a menacing gesture; and the boys took each a deep draught of water, and began to nibble the hard sea biscuit that was their fare.

From Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days by W. (William) Rainey

Weary at last with gazing on the grandeur everywhere around us, we would rivet our attention for a spell upon things less romantic—bloater paste and sea biscuit.

From Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites by Gordon Stables

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