ship biscuit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ship biscuit
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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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
Hand me up a plate and a fistful of ship biscuit, and leave me to deal with 'em.
From Poison Island by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Richard caught eagerly at the pork and ship biscuit which the lad held out; it seemed ages since he had tasted food.
From Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas by Sara Beaumont Kennedy
The crazy fellow was eating some ship biscuit, which lay in a basket.
From The Golden Canyon by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
A kind of unraised bread, of many varieties, plain, sweet, or fancy, formed into flat cakes, and bakes hard; as, ship biscuit.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
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