hardtack
hardtack noun: a large, hard biscuit made from unleavened flour and water; formerly used as a long-term staple food aboard ships.
Noun
hardtack (countable and uncountable, plural hardtacks)
- A large, hard biscuit made from unleavened flour and water; formerly used as a long-term staple food aboard ships.
- Meronym: reefer's nut
- Philander went into the next room[…]and came back with a salt mackerel that dripped brine like a rainstorm. Then he put the coffee pot on the stove and rummaged out a loaf of dry bread and some hardtack.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC
hardtack meaning in Persian
hardtack in Persian
- hard biscuit
- بیسکویت دریایی biskuit daryâyi
Synonyms of hardtack
- pilot biscuit
- pilot bread
- sea biscuit
- sea bread
- ship's biscuit
- ship biscuit
- ship bread
- Anzac wafer
- sheet iron
- tooth duller
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Forms of hardtack
| plural | hardtacks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hard tack |
Origin of hardtack
From hard + tack.
Questions about hardtack
- What does hardtack mean?
- Hardtack means a large, hard biscuit made from unleavened flour and water; formerly used as a long-term staple food aboard ships.
- What is hardtack in Persian?
- Hardtack in Persian is بیسکویت دریایی (biskuit daryâyi). See Hardtack meaning in Persian.
- What part of speech is hardtack?
- Hardtack is a noun.
- What is the plural of hardtack?
- The plural of hardtack is hardtacks.
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