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Definition of pilot biscuit - 2 dictionary results

pilot biscuit

–noun
hardtack.
Also called pilot bread.


Origin:
1830–40, Americanism

hard⋅tack

[hahrd-tak]
–noun
a hard, saltless biscuit, formerly much used aboard ships and for army rations.
Also called pilot biscuit, pilot bread, ship biscuit, ship bread.


Origin:
1830–40; hard + tack 2
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