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单词 water biscuit
释义

water biscuit


noun

a crackerlike biscuit prepared from flour and water.

Origin of water biscuit

First recorded in 1780–90

Words nearby water biscuit

Water Bearer, waterbed, water beetle, water bench, water bird, water biscuit, water blister, waterboarding, water boat, water boatman, water bomb
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Example sentences from the Web for water biscuit

  • And I will just toast you a water-biscuit, and put a morsel of salt butter on it, scarcely so large as a little French bean.

    Cripps, the Carrier|R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
  • The floor was covered by worn-out oilcloth, the walls were dingy, the ceilings blistered like a water-biscuit.

    The Call of the Town|John Alexander Hammerton

British Dictionary definitions for water biscuit

water biscuit

noun

a thin crisp plain biscuit, usually served with butter or cheese
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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