water biscuit

noun

A type of biscuit or cracker which is baked using only flour and water, without shortening or other fats.

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Meanings

nounwater biscuit (plural water biscuits)

plural water biscuits

  1. A type of biscuit or cracker which is baked using only flour and water, without shortening or other fats.

    "Very well," he said, "you can go your own way - you won't take advice!" He turned away, and asked the barmaid to pass him a water biscuit.

    1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 139

    Synonyms: water cracker

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of biscuit or cracker which is baked using only flour and water, without shortening or other fats.

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water cracker
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water cracker
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APA

water biscuit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20biscuit

MLA

“water biscuit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20biscuit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water biscuit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20biscuit.

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