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/si bˈɪskət/ Listen

Sea biscuit

noun

Very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple. Synonyms: hardtack, pilot biscuit, pilot bread, ship biscuit.

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"Sea biscuit" Quotes from Famous Books

... They knew. And when the scientific men set a watch on the man, they knew too. They saw him slouch for'ard after breakfast, and, like a mendicant, with outstretched palm, accost a sailor. The sailor grinned and passed him a fragment of sea biscuit. He clutched it avariciously, looked at it as a miser looks at gold, and thrust it into his shirt bosom. Similar were the donations from ...

— Love of Life - and Other Stories • Jack London

Words linked to "Sea biscuit" : hardtack, pilot biscuit, pilot bread, biscuit, ship biscuit