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hardtack

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Main Entry: hard·tack

Pronunciation: \-ˌtak\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural hardtack or hardtacks

Date: 1836

1 : a saltless hard biscuit, bread, or cracker
2 : any of several mountain mahoganies (especially Cercocarpus betuloides)

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