hardtack

Noun
Synonyms: pilot biscuitpilot breadsea biscuitship biscuit

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's stapleSynonyms: pilot biscuitpilot breadsea biscuitship biscuit
  2. a mountain mahogany
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Hardtack \Hard"tack`\ or Hard-tack \Hard"-tack`\(h[aum]rd"t[a^]k`), n.

1.A name given by soldiers and sailors to a kind of unleavened hard biscuit or sea bread. Called also pilot biscuit, pilot bread, ship biscuit and ship bread [1913 Webster]

2.Any of several mahogany trees, esp. the Cercocarpus betuloides. --MW10 [PJC]

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