hardtack

ˈhɑːrdˌtæk

Definition

Definition of hardtack - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

food

Rare

hard dry biscuit or bread made from flour and water

Rare

Sailors often ate hardtack during long voyages..

ship's biscuit

plant

TECH.

type of mountain mahogany

TECH.

The hardtack grows in the rocky terrain.

shrub

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hard dry biscuit or bread made from flour and water
type of mountain mahogany

Origin of hardtack

English, hard (firm) + tack (food)

Terms with hardtack included in their meaning

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hard bread

military

hardtack used by sailors and soldiers

pilot biscuit

hardtack

very hard unsalted biscuit for long journeys

ship's biscuit

maritime

hardtack used as food on ships

Examples of hardtack in a sentence

Hardtack was a staple for soldiers in the past.
Hardtack is often found in dry areas.
The hardtack plant is native to this region.

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French:biscuit de mer, cercocarpus, ...
German:Hartkeks, Bergmahagoni, ...
Italian:pane duro, cercocarpus, ...
Spanish:pan duro, caoba de montaña, ...
Portuguese:biscoito duro, planta de montanha, ...
Chinese:硬饼干, 山桃木, ...
Japanese:乾パン, ...
Arabic:بِقْسَمَاط, ماهوجني جبلي, ...
Hebrew:לֶחֶם קָשֶׁה, סוּג עֵץ מֵהַמָּגוֹנִי הָרָרִי, ...
Russian:сухарь, хардтак, ...
Ukrainian:сухарі, гірська махагона, ...
Hindi:सुखी रोटी, पर्वतीय महोगनी, ...
Bengali:শক্ত বিস্কুট, হার্ডট্যাক, ...
Catalan:galeta dura, caoba de muntanya, ...
Czech:suchar, druh horského mahagonu, ...
Danish:hardt brød, bjergmahogni, ...
Dutch:scheepsbeschuit, bergmahonie, ...
Greek:σκληρό μπισκότο, μαόνι βουνού, ...
Hungarian:kétszersült, hegyi mahagóni, ...
Khmer:នំប៉័ងរឹងស្ងួត, ប្រភេទរុក្ខជាតិម៉ាហូហ្គានីភ្នំ, ...
Korean:건빵, 하드택, ...
Persian:نان خشک, هارتک, ...
Polish:suchar, mahoń górski, ...
Portuguese (BR):biscoito duro, carvalho-da-montanha, ...
Romanian:pesmet, mahon de munte, ...
Swedish:skeppsskorpor, bergmahogny, ...
Thai:ขนมปังกรอบแข็ง, ฮาร์ดแทค, ...
Turkish:sert bisküvi, dağ mahoganysi, ...
Vietnamese:bánh quy cứng, cây sơn tra núi, ...

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