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| biscuit |
the British word for a small, thin, sweet cake baked from stiff dough. "Biscuit" often has the same meaning as "cookie." [2/3 definitions] |
| cracker |
a thin, hard biscuit. |
| dog biscuit |
a hard biscuit for dogs, containing ground meat, bones, meal, and the like. |
| hardtack |
a hard biscuit made with flour and water only, formerly used esp. aboard ship. |
| pretzel |
a thin, crisp, glazed biscuit usu. shaped as a knot or stick and salted on the surface. [2 definitions] |
| ratafia |
a biscuit or macaroon flavored with such a cordial. [1/2 definitions] |
| sea biscuit |
hardtack or ship biscuit. |
| shortcake |
a cake or biscuit made with a rich dough, esp. a cake to be topped or filled with fruit and eaten as a dessert. |
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