NOUN | food | hardtack, pilot biscuit, pilot bread, sea biscuit, ship biscuit | very hard unsalted biscuit or bread |
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substance | hardtack | a mountain mahogany |
Meaning | Very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple. | |
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Synonyms | pilot biscuit, pilot bread, sea biscuit, ship biscuit | |
Broader | biscuit | small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda |
Spanish | hardtack |
Meaning | A mountain mahogany. | |
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Broader | mahogany, mahogany tree | Any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish |
Spanish | galleta |
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