unleavened bread made in very hard, large wafers: it was formerly a part of army and navy rations
Origin of hardtack
hard + tack, nounhardtack
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hardtack
noun
A hard biscuit or bread made with only flour and water. Also called sea biscuit . Also called sea bread . Also called ship biscuit .
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