water biscuit

English

Noun

water biscuit (plural water biscuits)

  1. A type of biscuit or cracker which is baked using only flour and water, without shortening or other fats.
    Synonym: (US, Australia) water cracker
    Coordinate term: table cracker
    • 1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 139:
      "Very well," he said, "you can go your own way - you won't take advice!" He turned away, and asked the barmaid to pass him a water biscuit.
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