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hardtack
n. hard biscuit (formerly eaten by sailors)


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Hardtack
“Sea biscuit” redirects here. For other uses, see Seabiscuit (disambiguation).For the series of nuclear tests, see Operation Hardtack.Hardtack (or hard tack) – also called ship's biscuit, sea biscuit, pilot bread, sea bread or pejoratively dog biscuit – is a simple type of  cracker or biscuit, made from flourwater, and salt. Inexpensive and long-lasting, it was used during long sea voyages and military campaigns as a primary foodstuff. Hardtack was usually dunked in waterbrinecoffee, or some other liquid or cooked into a skillet meal. Baked hard, it would keep for years as long as it was kept dry. For long voyages, hardtack was baked four times, rather than the more common two, and prepared six months before sailing.
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hardtack
Noun
1. very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple
(synonym) pilot biscuit, pilot bread, sea biscuit, ship biscuit
(hypernym) biscuit
2. a mountain mahogany
(hypernym) mahogany, mahogany tree


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HARDTACK
PAN BISCOTTO. GALLETTA

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hardtack
n. ขนมปังแข็งที่เป็นเสบียงของทหาร (syn. pilot bread, sea biscuit, ship biscuit)

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