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water biscuit

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noun
a crackerlike biscuit prepared from flour and water.
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Origin of water biscuit

First recorded in 1780–90

Words nearby water biscuit

Water Bearer, waterbed, water beetle, water bench, water bird, water biscuit, water blister, waterboarding, water boat, water boatman, water bomb
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How to use water biscuit in a sentence

  • And I will just toast you a water-biscuit, and put a morsel of salt butter on it, scarcely so large as a little French bean.

    Cripps, the Carrier|R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore

  • He ate off the crescent of water biscuit he had been nibbling and, hungered, made ready to nibble the biscuit in his other hand.

    Ulysses|James Joyce

  • The floor was covered by worn-out oilcloth, the walls were dingy, the ceilings blistered like a water-biscuit.

    The Call of the Town|John Alexander Hammerton

  • With the bouillon are served platters of toasted water biscuit that have been sparingly buttered and lightly sprinkled with salt.

    Social Life|Maud C. Cooke

British Dictionary definitions for water biscuit

water biscuit
noun
a thin crisp plain biscuit, usually served with butter or cheese
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