Associations to the word «Hardtack»

Wiktionary

HARDTACK, noun. (nautical) A large, hard biscuit made from unleavened flour and water; formerly used as a long-term staple food aboard ships.

Dictionary definition

HARDTACK, noun. Very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple.
HARDTACK, noun. A mountain mahogany.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats