hardtack

• Существительное, обозначающее очень твёрдое, несолёное печенье или хлеб, исторически использовавшееся в качестве основного продукта питания на кораблях, или, альтернативно, вид горного красного дерева.

A noun referring to a very hard, unsalted biscuit or bread, historically used as a staple food on ships, or alternatively a type of mountain mahogany.

1. Hard biscuit or breadC1formal

   A very hard, dry, unsalted biscuit or bread, historically used as a staple food on long sea voyages.

   Сухарь

   • Sailors often relied on hardtack as their main food supply during long journeys.
   • The hardtack was so tough it had to be soaked in water before eating.
   • He broke a piece of hardtack and chewed it slowly.

   Synonymspilot biscuitpilot breadship biscuit

2. C2formalamerican

   A type of shrub or small tree, known as mountain mahogany, found in dry mountainous regions.

   Горное красное дерево

   • The hardtack tree is common in the rocky slopes of the western United States.
   • Mountain mahogany, also called hardtack, has dense wood used for tools.
   • The leaves of the hardtack shrub turn a silvery color in the wind.