ship biscuit

American  

[ship bis-kit] / ˈʃɪp ˌbɪs kɪt /

Sometimes ship bread

noun

1. hardtack.

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Etymology

Origin of ship biscuit

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

And steps from what is possibly the earliest discovered bakery, they found a ship biscuit: an indestructible combination of flour, salt and water designed to sustain sailors on their voyages.

From New York Times • May 6, 2018

As was my custom, I had in the pocket of my singlet a number of ship biscuit.

From The Cruise of the Kawa by Chappell, George S. (George Shepard)

Giving each a small portion of ship biscuit and a taste of water, he enjoined on each a careful watchfulness and a provident use of our small stock of provisions.

From Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines by Wildman, Rounsevelle

In the meantime boil a pint of milk, and, when at boiling-point, break into it three ship biscuit or half a dozen large crackers; add a heaping tablespoonful of butter.

From The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking Adapted to Domestic Use or Study in Classes by Campbell, Helen

Salt I had none, but I did possess a ship biscuit and a piece of cold baked taro, and with pigeon and crayfish, what more could a hungry man desire?

From "Martin Of Nitendi"; and The River Of Dreams 1901 by Becke, Louis