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hard·tack (härd′tak′)

noun

unleavened bread made in very hard, large wafers: it was formerly a part of army and navy rations

Etymology: hard + tack,

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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