ship biscuit
[ ship bis-kit ]
/ ˈʃɪp ˌbɪs kɪt /
noun
Sometimes
ship bread.
Origin of ship biscuit
First recorded in 1790–1800
Words nearby ship biscuit
shinplaster,
shinto,
shinty,
shiny,
ship,
ship biscuit,
ship canal,
ship chandler,
ship decanter,
ship money,
ship of state
Example sentences from the Web for ship biscuit
We wound up the evening with ship-biscuit and brandy-and-water—ration brandy—French—superb.
We made porridge, for we had still a good supply of oatmeal, and of ship-biscuit.
Oatmeal or ship-biscuit ought always to be given, if alone the better, else rice upon which gravy has been poured.
The Dog |Dinks, Mayhew, and HutchinsonJim at this came running out of the cave with a face of joy, a bag of ship-biscuit, and a lot of other things.
Robbery Under Arms |Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood