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
"Here's a cracker they dropped," cried Bert, who spied a soda biscuit on the ground and brushing it off, began to eat it.
From Two Little Women by Wells, Carolyn
Apparently yes, with the sophisticated accompaniment of soda biscuit, to judge by the quantity of baking-powder they invested in—literally pounds of it.
From Judith of the Plains by Manning, Marie
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
The pail, when opened, smelt of the death and remains of every other soda biscuit that had ever been laid away within this tightly closed mausoleum of tin.
From The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills by Moore, John Trotwood
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