water biscuit

American  

noun

1. a crackerlike biscuit prepared from flour and water.

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water biscuit British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of water biscuit

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

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

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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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Made from flour and water only, they are about 12 in. in diameter, and have somewhat the look of water biscuits.

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