hardtackn.

Brit.

/ˈhɑːdtak/, U.S.

/ˈhɑrdˌtæk/

Inflections: Plural hardtacks, unchanged.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hard adj., tack n.⁵

Etymology: < hard adj. + tack n.⁵Frequently written as two words, and pronounced with the main stress on the second element, especially in senses 1b and 3. With sense 3 compare earlier to get down to brass tacks at brass n. Phrases 2; in this use probably perceived by many as showing tack n.¹ rather than tack n.⁵

1. Originally and chiefly U.S.

a. Hard dry biscuit, typically made only with flour and water, originally for use as rations for sailors and (later) soldiers; ship's biscuit. Later also sometimes used of various kinds of coarse or hard bread. Cf. tack n.⁵

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food otherwise characterized > [noun] > seafaring food

hardtack1830

sea-fare1850

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > biscuit > [noun] > ship's biscuit

ship bread1598

bread1625

ship's biscuit1634

pilot bread1788

midshipman's nuts1828

hardtack1830

pilot biscuit1836

pantile1874

Liverpool pantile1899

1830 United Service Mag. Oct. 465 The teeth..were very even and white, and well calculated to grind the ‘hard tack’, which I had given them.

1841 C. J. Lever Charles O'Malley lxxxviii No more hard-tack..no salt butter, but a genuine land breakfast.

1861 J. Beatty Mem. 4 Oct. in Citizen-soldier (1879) 74 At daybreak, when reveille is sounded, these wanderers must come trooping back again in time for ‘hard-tack’.

1888 Cent. Mag. 36 614/1 A little rabbit that kept..nibbling at our bread and hard-tack.

1903 J. Rainer Noble Priest iii. 36 The hardtack was so hard and black, that Salzmann said he had never seen, much less eaten, blacker bread in Europe.

1949 Cairns (Queensland) Post 7 Dec. 6/6 We found a few boxes of hardtack from Czechoslovakia, also some dark flour.

1989 N.Y. Times Mag. 6 Aug. 54/1 Each ranch also makes its own bread. The traditional hardtack, a fairly tasteless bread made of flour and water, is more functional than flavorful.

2011 J. Lockwood & C. Lockwood Siege of Washington 222 They..packed three days of rations—pork, beef, and hardtack—though they hoped to be dining in Washington before they exhausted their supply.

b. As a count noun: a piece of this. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1847 Arkansas State Democrat 28 May For our desert [sic] we have ‘dunderfunk’. This is made out of ‘hard tacks’, maccaroni, and several other mixtures.

1863 in F. Moore Rebellion Rec. (1864) VII. 78/2 Our fare was for some days four hard tacks per diem, and our beds the bare ground.

1872 J. M. Wright Cabin in Brush 218 A leathern wallet, wherein was a piece of boiled salt meat and two hard tack.

1913 B. Browne Conquest Mount McKinley xii. 141 Soak 3 broken hardtack in snow-water until they are soft.

1921 Amer. Artisan & Hardware Rec. 8 Jan. 15/1 A frugal lunch, beginning with Blue Points and ending with Fromage de Roquefort and hard tacks.

1972 News-Herald (Panama City, Florida) 30 May 6 a/5 A buffet..which included everything from Bar-b-que-ribs to western beans and hard tacks.

2. figurative. Something lacking in substance or appeal; basic or unpalatable (intellectual) fare. Also: the basics, the essentials.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > [noun] > essential elements

substantialsa1398

internala1594

formal1605

fundamental1617

materialsa1631

essentials1663

hardtack1888

basic1934

funda1989

1888 Washington Post 12 Nov. 4/3 The poor fellows in soft berths abroad, who have got to come home now and live on the hard tack of business and professional life.

1912 Coming Nation 7 Sept. 9/2 Rich, pampered, educated, traveled—and woefully ignorant of the real hard tack of life.

1932 Spectator 1 Oct. 405/2 Mr. Lawton has not much nourishment to offer us other than the hard tack of statistics.

1985 M. Natanson in D. Ihde & H. J. Silverman Descriptions i. 2 What is of interest here is the philosophical puzzle; it is not [the] intention of this author to chew on methodological hardtack.

3. colloquial (originally U.S.). In plural, as hard tacks. The plain facts, the practical details; the basics. Esp. in to get down to hard tacks (also hard tack) (cf. to get down to brass tacks at brass n. Phrases 2).

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > basis or foundation > [noun] > fundamental or most detailed level

hard tacks1892

grass root1901

nitty-gritty1940

micro level1956

1892 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 15 Aug. 6/5 To get down to hard tacks of local significance gambling is the curse at the bottom of the crimes that have disgraced Denison.

1907 Pop. Mech. Dec. 1319 (advt.) Suppose we get right down to hard-tack. Is there any room for improvement in your work?

1992 Investors Chron. (Nexis) 6 Mar. 32 Before handling the hard tacks of share price, net asset value, discounts and premiums..make life simpler by deciding what investment trust sector interests you.

2009 R. Nader Only Super-rich can save Us! iii. 74 After a cordial exchange of greetings, the group got down to hard tacks to set an agenda for action during the coming month.

Compounds

C1. General attributive and appositive.

ΚΠ

1868 E. E. Hale If, Yes & Perhaps 246 A party of natives came on board, and we treated them with hard-tack crumbs and whale-oil.

1889 C. M. Clark Hist. Thirty-ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Veteran Infantry xviii. 266 At the vesper hour, the Federals..divided their ‘hard tack’ bread with their late bitter, uncompromising and deadly foes.

1909 Daily Chron. 8 July 9/2 Of all the hard-tack breads..I have found..the small ringed bread of Siberia the most substantial.

1914 K. B. Bingham & V. D. Boyles Hoosier Volunteer ix. 123 The sheet of paper was spread before him on a hard-tack box.

1995 E. Arthur Antarctic Navigation 273 The full day's ration included eight hardtack biscuits, some cubes of sugar, several tablespoonfuls of cocoa, a can of pemmican and a chunk of butter.

2009 Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City) (Nexis) 18 Nov. On rural Alaska tables, you'll find a hardtack cracker called Sailor Boy Pilot Bread.

C2. attributive (in singular and plural), in sense 3.

ΚΠ

1931 Economist 5 Dec. 105/1 It has paved the way..for the real hard-tack committee work on the thousand practical problems of the constitution builder.

1960 Economist 15 Oct. 219/1 Some of those who raised left-wing political rather than hard-tack organisational questions being shouted down by genuine party workers.

1999 Guardian 4 June (Friday Review section) 23/3 Cube is optimistic in its commitment to hard-tacks cinematic invention but deeply pessimistic when it comes to the world.

2012 Austral. Financial Rev. (Nexis) 8 Oct. 1 It hasn't got down to hard-tack negotiations. It's just posturing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hardtack
释义	hardtackn. Brit. /ˈhɑːdtak/, U.S. /ˈhɑrdˌtæk/ Inflections: Plural hardtacks, unchanged. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hard adj., tack n.⁵ Etymology: < hard adj. + tack n.⁵Frequently written as two words, and pronounced with the main stress on the second element, especially in senses 1b and 3. With sense 3 compare earlier to get down to brass tacks at brass n. Phrases 2; in this use probably perceived by many as showing tack n.¹ rather than tack n.⁵ 1. Originally and chiefly U.S. a. Hard dry biscuit, typically made only with flour and water, originally for use as rations for sailors and (later) soldiers; ship's biscuit. Later also sometimes used of various kinds of coarse or hard bread. Cf. tack n.⁵ ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food otherwise characterized > [noun] > seafaring food hardtack1830 sea-fare1850 the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > biscuit > [noun] > ship's biscuit ship bread1598 bread1625 ship's biscuit1634 pilot bread1788 midshipman's nuts1828 hardtack1830 pilot biscuit1836 pantile1874 Liverpool pantile1899 1830 United Service Mag. Oct. 465 The teeth..were very even and white, and well calculated to grind the ‘hard tack’, which I had given them. 1841 C. J. Lever Charles O'Malley lxxxviii No more hard-tack..no salt butter, but a genuine land breakfast. 1861 J. Beatty Mem. 4 Oct. in Citizen-soldier (1879) 74 At daybreak, when reveille is sounded, these wanderers must come trooping back again in time for ‘hard-tack’. 1888 Cent. Mag. 36 614/1 A little rabbit that kept..nibbling at our bread and hard-tack. 1903 J. Rainer Noble Priest iii. 36 The hardtack was so hard and black, that Salzmann said he had never seen, much less eaten, blacker bread in Europe. 1949 Cairns (Queensland) Post 7 Dec. 6/6 We found a few boxes of hardtack from Czechoslovakia, also some dark flour. 1989 N.Y. Times Mag. 6 Aug. 54/1 Each ranch also makes its own bread. The traditional hardtack, a fairly tasteless bread made of flour and water, is more functional than flavorful. 2011 J. Lockwood & C. Lockwood Siege of Washington 222 They..packed three days of rations—pork, beef, and hardtack—though they hoped to be dining in Washington before they exhausted their supply. b. As a count noun: a piece of this. Now rare. ΚΠ 1847 Arkansas State Democrat 28 May For our desert [sic] we have ‘dunderfunk’. This is made out of ‘hard tacks’, maccaroni, and several other mixtures. 1863 in F. Moore Rebellion Rec. (1864) VII. 78/2 Our fare was for some days four hard tacks per diem, and our beds the bare ground. 1872 J. M. Wright Cabin in Brush 218 A leathern wallet, wherein was a piece of boiled salt meat and two hard tack. 1913 B. Browne Conquest Mount McKinley xii. 141 Soak 3 broken hardtack in snow-water until they are soft. 1921 Amer. Artisan & Hardware Rec. 8 Jan. 15/1 A frugal lunch, beginning with Blue Points and ending with Fromage de Roquefort and hard tacks. 1972 News-Herald (Panama City, Florida) 30 May 6 a/5 A buffet..which included everything from Bar-b-que-ribs to western beans and hard tacks. 2. figurative. Something lacking in substance or appeal; basic or unpalatable (intellectual) fare. Also: the basics, the essentials. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > [noun] > essential elements substantialsa1398 internala1594 formal1605 fundamental1617 materialsa1631 essentials1663 hardtack1888 basic1934 funda1989 1888 Washington Post 12 Nov. 4/3 The poor fellows in soft berths abroad, who have got to come home now and live on the hard tack of business and professional life. 1912 Coming Nation 7 Sept. 9/2 Rich, pampered, educated, traveled—and woefully ignorant of the real hard tack of life. 1932 Spectator 1 Oct. 405/2 Mr. Lawton has not much nourishment to offer us other than the hard tack of statistics. 1985 M. Natanson in D. Ihde & H. J. Silverman Descriptions i. 2 What is of interest here is the philosophical puzzle; it is not [the] intention of this author to chew on methodological hardtack. 3. colloquial (originally U.S.). In plural, as hard tacks. The plain facts, the practical details; the basics. Esp. in to get down to hard tacks (also hard tack) (cf. to get down to brass tacks at brass n. Phrases 2). ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > basis or foundation > [noun] > fundamental or most detailed level hard tacks1892 grass root1901 nitty-gritty1940 micro level1956 1892 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 15 Aug. 6/5 To get down to hard tacks of local significance gambling is the curse at the bottom of the crimes that have disgraced Denison. 1907 Pop. Mech. Dec. 1319 (advt.) Suppose we get right down to hard-tack. Is there any room for improvement in your work? 1992 Investors Chron. (Nexis) 6 Mar. 32 Before handling the hard tacks of share price, net asset value, discounts and premiums..make life simpler by deciding what investment trust sector interests you. 2009 R. Nader Only Super-rich can save Us! iii. 74 After a cordial exchange of greetings, the group got down to hard tacks to set an agenda for action during the coming month. Compounds C1. General attributive and appositive. ΚΠ 1868 E. E. Hale If, Yes & Perhaps 246 A party of natives came on board, and we treated them with hard-tack crumbs and whale-oil. 1889 C. M. Clark Hist. Thirty-ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Veteran Infantry xviii. 266 At the vesper hour, the Federals..divided their ‘hard tack’ bread with their late bitter, uncompromising and deadly foes. 1909 Daily Chron. 8 July 9/2 Of all the hard-tack breads..I have found..the small ringed bread of Siberia the most substantial. 1914 K. B. Bingham & V. D. Boyles Hoosier Volunteer ix. 123 The sheet of paper was spread before him on a hard-tack box. 1995 E. Arthur Antarctic Navigation 273 The full day's ration included eight hardtack biscuits, some cubes of sugar, several tablespoonfuls of cocoa, a can of pemmican and a chunk of butter. 2009 Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City) (Nexis) 18 Nov. On rural Alaska tables, you'll find a hardtack cracker called Sailor Boy Pilot Bread. C2. attributive (in singular and plural), in sense 3. ΚΠ 1931 Economist 5 Dec. 105/1 It has paved the way..for the real hard-tack committee work on the thousand practical problems of the constitution builder. 1960 Economist 15 Oct. 219/1 Some of those who raised left-wing political rather than hard-tack organisational questions being shouted down by genuine party workers. 1999 Guardian 4 June (Friday Review section) 23/3 Cube is optimistic in its commitment to hard-tacks cinematic invention but deeply pessimistic when it comes to the world. 2012 Austral. Financial Rev. (Nexis) 8 Oct. 1 It hasn't got down to hard-tack negotiations. It's just posturing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830
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