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water biscuit

wa·ter bis·cuit
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [waw-ter, wot-er bis-kit]
    • /ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər ˈbɪs kɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [waw-ter, wot-er bis-kit]
    • /ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər ˈbɪs kɪt/

Definitions of water biscuit words

  • noun water biscuit a crackerlike biscuit prepared from flour and water. 1
  • noun water biscuit a thin crisp plain biscuit, usually served with butter or cheese 0
  • noun water biscuit a cracker made of water, flour, and often some shortening 0
  • noun water biscuit A type of biscuit or cracker which is baked using only flour and water, without shortening or other fats. 0
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Origin of water biscuit

First appearance:

before 1780
One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1780-90

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Parts of speech for Water biscuit

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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water biscuit popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

water biscuit usage trend in Literature

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