ship-biscuit

Jim at this came running out of the cave with a face of joy, a bag of ship-biscuit, and a lot of other things.

Robbery Under Arms 2004

In the long try watches of the night it is a common thing for the seamen to dip their ship-biscuit into the huge oil-pots and let them fry there awhile.

Moby Dick; or the Whale 2002

Alone they seat themselves at their bare little tables, placing before themselves their ship-biscuit; and then not drinking, but sipping their bath-water from a very small glass.

The Early Middle Ages 500-1000 Robert Brentano 1964

The officers made use of a small lump of candy, holding it in their mouths, where it melted slowly, while they swallowed cup after cup to moisten the hard ship-biscuit and rancid butter.

The Story of Ida Pfeiffer and Her Travels in Many Lands Anonymous

The evening's repast resembled that of the morning, consisting of tea-water and ship-biscuit.

The Story of Ida Pfeiffer and Her Travels in Many Lands Anonymous

We made porridge, for we had still a good supply of oatmeal, and of ship-biscuit.

The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 Gordon Sellar

No appetizing turkey and plum-pudding, eaten in the midst of loving faces and merry talk and laughter; nothing but coarse salt-junk and hard ship-biscuit, hastily snatched among rough, unsympathetic men, who neither knew nor cared anything about him.

Harper's Young People, March 16, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Various

Saying nothing so good to make men strong, he bought for the mistress a big piece of boiled pork, which, sliced thin, we enjoyed either with bread or our ship-biscuit.

The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 Gordon Sellar

They slackened their talk and began smacking their lips over ship-biscuit, marmalade, and tea.

Tramping on Life Kemp, Harry, 1883-1960 1922

They slackened their talk and began smacking their lips over ship-biscuit, marmalade, and tea.

Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative Harry Kemp 1921