water biscuit

noun

a crackerlike biscuit prepared from flour and water.

Origin of water biscuit

First recorded in 1780–90

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for water biscuit

Historical Examples

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

water biscuit

Origin of .css-1fxfie5{font-size:22px;}@media (max-width:768px){.css-1fxfie5{font-size:18px;margin:0 10px 10px 0;word-break:break-all;word-wrap:break-word;-webkit-hyphens:auto;-moz-hyphens:auto;-ms-hyphens:auto;hyphens:auto;line-height:22px;}}water biscuit

Examples from the Web for water biscuit

Historical Examples

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.

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

water biscuit

Origin of water biscuit