ship's biscuit
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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My result was something like a ship’s biscuit, tough as old boots, with a wet, stodgy crumb and gaping holes you could lose a rodent in.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 13, 2019
Champlain took with him some drawing paper and a pencil or crayon, together with a quantity of knives and ship's biscuit.
From Pioneers in Canada by Wallcousins, E.
"I give you me word I'd eat nothin' but ship's biscuit," he pleaded.
From The Missing Link by Dyson, Edward
A hurried breakfast was made on water-soaked ship's biscuit.
From The Mucker by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
After considerable difficulty, we found the lamp, a can of powder flares, the tin of ship's biscuit, matches and spare oil.
From "And they thought we wouldn't fight" by Gibbons, Floyd
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