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ship biscuit

Translation
ship biscuit
hardtack.
Also, ship bread.
[1790-1800]

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Universalium. 2010.

  
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  • Ship biscuit — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ship biscuit — сухарь; галета …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

  • ship biscuit — 1> галета, морской сухарь …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

  • ship biscuit — Hardtack Hard tack or Hard tack Hard tack (h[aum]rd t[a^]k ), n. 1. A name given by soldiers and sailors to a kind of unleavened hard biscuit or sea bread. Called also {pilot biscuit}, {pilot bread}, {ship biscuit} and {ship bread} [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ship biscuit — noun Date: 1797 hardtack called also ship bread …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ship biscuit — ˈʃɪpˌbɪskɪt сухарь; галета Syn : cracker, zwieback галета, морской сухарь …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

  • ship biscuit — noun hardtack …   Wiktionary

  • ship biscuit — [ ʃɪpˌbɪskɪt] Общая лексика: галета, морской сухарь, сухарь …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

  • ship biscuit — [ ʃɪpˏbɪskɪt] сухарь; галета …   Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь

  • ship bread — noun see ship biscuit …   New Collegiate Dictionary