water biscuit

noun

1. a crackerlike biscuit prepared from flour and water.

water biscuit

noun

1. a thin crisp plain biscuit, usually served with butter or cheese

Word History and Origins

Origin of water biscuit¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

Gold Bars are reportedly already back in production; water biscuits are more tricky.

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"Here, try some of these," and he placed a plate of water biscuits upon the table.

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Scald a pint of milk or of cream, take it off the fire and add one and a half tablespoonfuls of butter and three broken ship crackers or the same quantity of water biscuits.

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In a large biscuit factory several hundred different kinds of biscuits are made, ranging from plain water biscuits to the daintiest fancy biscuits glistening in sugar and piping.

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That story, like the one about an acid-addled Syd locking his girlfriend in a cupboard and feeding her water biscuits, were both made up but went unquestioned over the years.

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