HARDTACK


Meaning of HARDTACK in English

/hahrd"tak'/ , n.

a hard, saltless biscuit, formerly much used aboard ships and for army rations. Also called pilot biscuit, pilot bread, ship biscuit, ship bread .

[ 1830-40; HARD + TACK 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .