hardtack

英 ['hɑːdtæk] 美['hɑrd,tæk]
  • n. 硬饼干;硬面包

英英释意


1. very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple
2. a mountain mahogany

英文词源


hardtack (n.)
"ship's biscuit," 1830, from hard (adj.) + tack (n.3); soft-tack was soft wheaten bread.