hardtack
Example Sentences
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European sailors relied on an early form of biscuit called hardtack on the journey to North America.
From Salon
In one particularly poignant scene, Joseph decides to make a sculpture out of hardtack biscuits.
From Washington Post
In this particular case, the hardtack had been kept for 150 years.
From Washington Times
Biscuits went by unappetizing names such as hardtack, rusks and ship’s biscuits, their durability their main asset.
From Washington Post
He’s a hardcore reenactor who claims to even like hardtack, that notoriously inedible ration.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
