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Meanings of
hardtack
in anglès
espanyol
hardtack
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Very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple.
pilot biscuit
pilot bread
sea biscuit
ship biscuit
espanyol
hardtack
Usage of
hardtack
in anglès
1
All he was able to eat was some
hardtack
dipped in tea.
2
Kirby swallowed what must have been the last soggy crumb of
hardtack
.
3
From moment to moment I stuffed my mouth with
hardtack
and pork.
4
The Adjunct picked up a
hardtack
biscuit, dipped it in the tea.
5
The hole now exposed, Captain Kean stuffed it with sea biscuit, or
hardtack
.
6
They still had some
hardtack
,
but of meat and coffee there was none.
7
Jerked beef and
hardtack
,
washed down with coffee, was their fare.
8
We halted, stacked arms, ate
hardtack
and raw pork, and rested.
9
I'll bet a
hardtack
against a prune we haul off at four bells.
10
George made coffee, which he passed around with
hardtack
to everybody.
11
We've got major-generals enough up here-whydon't you bring us up some
hardtack
?
12
Our man was sitting in the road, and eating
hardtack
.
13
Uriah prepared for us some hot tea and
hardtack
,
and gave us our bearings.
14
Hot tea was made, and pemmican and
hardtack
served out.
15
He put a spoonful of soggy
hardtack
in his mouth.
16
He simply took a case of
hardtack
in his arms and darted toward the trenches.
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About this term
hardtack
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
have some hardtack
accept the hardtack
eat hardtack
bet a hardtack
carry hardtack
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Translations for
hardtack
espanyol
hardtack
Hardtack
through the time
Hardtack
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common