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SHIP BISCUIT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ship biscuit mean?
• SHIP BISCUIT (noun)
The noun SHIP BISCUIT has 1 sense:
1. very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple
Familiarity information: SHIP BISCUIT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
hardtack; pilot biscuit; pilot bread; sea biscuit; ship biscuit
Hypernyms ("ship biscuit" is a kind of...):
biscuit (small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda)
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