HyperDic: hardtack

English > 2 senses of the word hardtack:
NOUNfoodhardtack, pilot biscuit, pilot bread, sea biscuit, ship biscuitvery hard unsalted biscuit or bread
substancehardtacka mountain mahogany
English > hardtack: 2 senses > noun 1, food
MeaningVery hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple.
Synonymspilot biscuit, pilot bread, sea biscuit, ship biscuit
Broaderbiscuitsmall round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
Spanishhardtack
English > hardtack: 2 senses > noun 2, substance
MeaningA mountain mahogany.
Broadermahogany, mahogany treeAny 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
Spanishgalleta

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