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water biscuit

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noun

a crackerlike biscuit prepared from flour and water.

Origin of water biscuit

First recorded in 1780–90
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Examples from the Web for water biscuit

Historical Examples of water biscuit

  • 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

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for water biscuit

water biscuit

noun

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