ship biscuit
Translation- ship biscuit
- Hardtack Hard"tack` or Hard-tack
Hard"-tack`(h[aum]rd"t[a^]k`), n.
1. A name given by soldiers and sailors to a kind of
unleavened hard biscuit or sea bread. Called also {pilot
biscuit}, {pilot bread}, {ship biscuit} and {ship bread}
[1913 Webster]
2. Any of several mahogany trees, esp. the {Cercocarpus betuloides}. --MW10 [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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Ship biscuit — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ship biscuit — сухарь; галета … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
ship biscuit — 1> галета, морской сухарь … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
ship biscuit — noun Date: 1797 hardtack called also ship bread … New Collegiate Dictionary
ship biscuit — hardtack. Also, ship bread. [1790 1800] * * * … Universalium
ship biscuit — ˈʃɪpˌbɪskɪt сухарь; галета Syn : cracker, zwieback галета, морской сухарь … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
ship biscuit — noun hardtack … Wiktionary
ship bread — noun see ship biscuit … New Collegiate Dictionary
Biscuit — Bis cuit, n. [F. biscuit (cf. It. biscotto, Sp. bizcocho, Pg. biscouto), fr. L. bis twice + coctus, p. p. of coquere to cook, bake. See {Cook}, and cf. {Bisque} a kind of porcelain.] 1. A kind of unraised bread, of many varieties, plain, sweet,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
biscuit — 1> сухое печенье, крекер Ex: ship s biscuit галета 2> ам. песочное печенье, печенье из пресного теста 3> бисквитный, неглазурованный фарфор 4> светло коричневый цвет 5> сл. коричневый матрас Id: to take the biscuit превосходить все … Новый большой англо-русский словарь