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A large, hard biscuit made from unleavened flour and water; formerly used as a long-term staple food aboard shipsSyn: pilot biscuit, pilot bread, sea biscuit, sea bread, ships biscuit, ship biscuit
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Hardtack — (or hard tack) is a simple type of cracker or biscuit, made from flour, water, and salt. Inexpensive and long lasting, it is and was used for sustenance in the absence of perishable foods, commonly during long sea voyages and military campaigns.… … Wikipedia
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hardtack — (n.) 1836, ship s biscuit, from HARD (Cf. hard) (adj.) + TACK (Cf. tack) (n.3); soft tack was bread … Etymology dictionary
hardtack — [härd′tak΄] n. [ HARD + TACK, n. 5] unleavened bread made in very hard, large wafers: it was formerly a part of army and navy rations … English World dictionary
Hardtack — A la izquierda army hardtack , a la derecha navy hardtack . El Hardtack (o hard tack) (en español galleta náutica) es un tipo simple de cracker o biscuit parecido a la regañá andaluza, elaborado con harina de trigo, agua y sal. Se trata de un pan … Wikipedia Español
hardtack — noun (plural hardtack or hardtacks) Date: 1836 1. a saltless hard biscuit, bread, or cracker 2. any of several mountain mahoganies (especially Cercocarpus betuloides) … New Collegiate Dictionary
Hardtack Teak — was an nuclear test performed during Operation Hardtack I. On 1 August, 1958, the shot reached an altitude of 78 km. Teak caused communications impairment over a widespread area in the Pacific basin. This was due to the injection of a large… … Wikipedia
Hardtack (game) — Hardtack is a set of rules for American Civil War miniature wargaming by Lou Zocchi. It was published as a 30 page pamphlet by Guidon Games in 1971, with an introduction by Gary Gygax and artwork by Don Lowry. Hardtack was the first U.S.… … Wikipedia
hardtack — /hahrd tak /, n. a hard, saltless biscuit, formerly much used aboard ships and for army rations. Also called pilot biscuit, pilot bread, ship biscuit, ship bread. [1830 40; HARD + TACK2] * * * … Universalium
hardtack — n. hard biscuit (formerly eaten by sailors) … English contemporary dictionary
