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soda biscuit

American  

noun

  1. a biscuit having soda and sour milk or buttermilk as leavening agents.

  2. soda cracker.


soda biscuit British  

noun

  1. a biscuit leavened with sodium bicarbonate

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of soda biscuit

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

Example Sentences

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The name of this soda biscuit, Uneeda, was the first trademark of its kind and was followed by a host of imitators.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 26, 2025

As a result my tongue was now so extremely sensitive that pieces of soda biscuit tasted like broken glass.

From Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru by Bingham, Hiram

"There's lots o' folks as have made a good livin' by mindin' their own business," observed the still sententious Mrs. Wiley, as she speared a soda biscuit with her fork.

From Homespun Tales by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith

I won’t eat soda biscuit unless I know who made ’em.

From Hepsey Burke by Westcott, Frank N. (Frank Noyes)

She helped herself to another soda biscuit and a second piece of fried chicken and calmly began eating them.

From A Daughter of the Land by Stratton-Porter, Gene

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