Very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple.
1The sailor grinned and passed him a fragment of sea biscuit.
2The hole now exposed, Captain Kean stuffed it with sea biscuit, or hardtack.
3Then add some broken sea biscuit, and boil fifteen minutes longer.
4Bits of white bread or sea biscuit can be used in the same way.
5I've had a sea biscuit and a spoonful of salmon in the last two days.
6The sea biscuit, absorbing moisture, swelled, and this together with the canvas, butter and planking proved effectual.
7A large amount of sea biscuit was brought into a house for distribution by a benevolent gentleman.
8No, we have not-unless, at least, you count a sea biscuit dipped in salt water a breakfast.
9He had eaten nothing since the hasty luncheon of sea biscuit and pork on the night he and Jimmy parted.
10Of the latter they had certainly an abundant supply, but would willingly have exchanged some of it for the coarsest sea biscuit.
11The wort, so prepared, is then to be boiled into a panada, with sea biscuit or dried fruits generally carried to sea.
12I had two sea biscuit in my pocket and a few inches of dried venison, with the nearest road-house over fifty miles away.
13This, bad as it was, was still warm and comforting, and, together with our sea biscuit and cold salt beef, made a meal.
14There was a pannikin of cold stewed tea slung from a hook in there, and half a sea biscuit on one of the bunks.
15Also two sea biscuits which have been soaked until they are soft.
16Then break into the stewpan four sea biscuits, cook for five minutes longer.
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