Hardtack
Hardtack noun - Very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple.
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Rusk
Rusk noun - Slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp.
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Rusk and Hardtack. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hardtack/rusk
Hardtack & Rusk. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hardtack/rusk>.
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