Definition, Betydelse & Synonymer | Engelska ordet HARDTACK

Definition av HARDTACK

1. (bröd, sjöfart) skeppsskorpa, hårdskorpa, rågskorpa

Exempel på hur man kan använda HARDTACK i en mening

• Seabiscuit was named for his father; "sea biscuit" is another name for hardtack, a type of cracker eaten by sailors.
• Along with salt pork and corned beef, hardtack was a standard ration for many militaries and navies from the 17th to the early 20th centuries.
• He took a spring from the flashlight and made it into a fishhook, unravelled hemp rope to make a fishing line, and crushed pieces of hardtack to make bait.
• Saltines have been compared to hardtack, a simple unleavened cracker or biscuit made from flour, water, and sometimes salt.
• Among Australian forces, who were briefly issued the ration in New Guinea, the Jungle ration became known as "the Christmas package" for its varied components, which were appreciated after a steady diet of hardtack and tins of corned beef.
• The idea that sailors called the hardtack or sea biscuit brewis (pronounced 'brews') because of their practice of bruising or breaking up the bread into bite-size pieces is a false etymology, and it has been argued more convincingly that the word "brewis" dates back to Middle English, originally referred to bread soaked in fat or dripping and is cognate with brose.
• At the Battle of Chancellorsville on the morning of May 3, 1863, Etheridge rode up to a general and his staff with a sack of hardtack and a dozen canteens filled with hot coffee.
• In the series, collectors Josh Macuga and Gary "Old Smokey" Mitchell try vintage foods and related products, such as 1970s Fritos, 1913 hardtack, Pepsodent tooth powder, and New Coke.

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