_hard tack_

hard _Folk Language_: hard bread - _hard tack_ [PT] I have heard my grandfather tell of how when they were boys they would go miles from home berry picking or hunting, spend the whole day with only a cake of hard tack in the pocket to eat. hard bread DICT CEN. JW Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 4 Not...

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Summary:hard _Folk Language_: hard bread - _hard tack_ [PT] I have heard my grandfather tell of how when they were boys they would go miles from home berry picking or hunting, spend the whole day with only a cake of hard tack in the pocket to eat. hard bread DICT CEN. JW Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 4 Not used Newfoundland Folklore Survey