soda biscuit
Americannoun
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
Presently a girl, the same who had taken our bonnets, came in with a pitcher of warm water and a plate of soda biscuit.
From The Morgesons by Stoddard, Elizabeth
Nothing but soda biscuit and stewed prunes and corn beef hash!
From Back at School with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell
After considerable whispering between Jane and her mother, the former withdrew, and sent in by the Irish girl a waiter with a basket of soda biscuit, a pitcher of water, and some glasses.
From The Best American Humorous Short Stories by Poe, Edgar Allan
Doubler was hospitable and solicitous and supplied her with some soda biscuit and fresh beef and a tin cup full of delicious coffee.
From The Trail to Yesterday by Seltzer, Charles Alden
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