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hardtack

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Hardtack (noun) means a big, hard biscuit made only from flour and water, once eaten by sailors as food that kept well.

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A big, hard biscuit made only from flour and water, once eaten by sailors as food that kept well.
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Etymology

Formed from hard and tack.

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"hardtack" (noun) means a big, hard biscuit made only from flour and water, once eaten by sailors as food that kept well.
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