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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) BlackmoreHe 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 JoyceThe 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 HammertonWith 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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