单词	hardtack
释义	hardtack noun hard·​tack ˈhärd-ˌtak  plural hardtack or hardtacks 1 : a saltless hard biscuit, bread, or cracker 2 : any of several mountain mahoganies (especially Cercocarpus betuloides) Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Other resourceful military cookery saw troops toss hardtack into soups. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 14 Feb. 2022 Getting your hands on packets of hardtack is just a click away. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 14 Feb. 2022 Typically made from salt, flour and water, Hard Bread—also known as hardtack, teeth dullers or jawbreakers—was often soaked in water before being served. Leo Deluca, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2021 Biscuits went by unappetizing names such as hardtack, rusks and ship’s biscuits, their durability their main asset. Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2020 Avocado hardtack rations meager and chicory covfefe drunk cold to avoid microwave surveillance. Don Sweeney, sacbee, 3 July 2018 Known as hardtack, such biscuits were prized for their long shelf lives, making them a vital source of sustenance for sailors far from shore. The Economist, 3 Feb. 2018 People used to rely on food that could last, like pemmican and hardtack, Spam and Twinkies. Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2017 Tourists can taste hardtack, the dry bread soldiers ate during the war. Jonathan Hunley, Washington Post, 28 May 2017 See More Word History First Known Use 1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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