Etymology PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Old Latin duis Latin bis Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *pékʷeti Proto-Italic *kʷekʷō Latin *quoquō Latin coquō Latin coctus Early Medieval Latin biscoctus Old French bescuitbor. Middle English bisquyte English biscuit From earlier bisket, from Middle English bisquyte, from Old French bescuit (French biscuit); doublet of biscotto.
Weighed myself at the gym and have hit 10st 8lb, a sure sign of things getting out of control—so I can’t even console myself with a chocolate biscuit.1992 October 3, Edwina Currie, Diary:
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Canada, US, Rare, In Scotland and Guernsey A small, usually soft and flaky bread, generally made with baking soda, which is similar in texture to a scone but which is usually not sweet.
Nautical, TransportEspecially Any of several hard bread or breadlike foodstuffs, especially those formerly supplied to naval ships and armies, made with very little water, kneaded into flat cakes, and slowly baked, and which often became infested with weevils.
Near-synonyms: tack, bread
He was a long, earnest man, and though born on an icy coast, seemed well adapted to endure hot latitudes, his flesh being hard as twice-baked biscuit.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “Knights and Squires”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 125:
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A form of unglazed earthenware.
Charm'd by your touch, the kneaded clay refines, / The biscuit hardens, the enamel shines […].1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 87:
In 1740, Thomas Whieldon of Little Fenton made 'toys' in either the clay or biscuit state. They were coloured with zaffre, copper, manganese, etc. and glazed with black, red or white lead.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 202:
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An overfired biscuit has insufficient porosity for glazing.2004, Frank Hamer with Janet Hamer, The Potter's Dictionary of Materials and Techniques, 5th edition, London; Philadelphia, Penn.: A & C Black; University of Pennsylvania Press, →ISBN, page 248:
Damn, damn, what they say about me? I don't know man, fuck is on your biscuit2012 April 2, Nicki Minaj, “Beez in the Trap” (track 4), in Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded:
Me and my down ass nigga get twisted Nigga get to trippin', knock the gravy out your biscuit2013 September 17, Jeezy featured by YG, “My Nigga”, in My Krazy Life, track 7:
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Henny right here, I'ma sip it You try me, it's shots at your biscuit2019 October 4, Lil Tjay featured by Pop Smoke, “War”, in Meet The Woo 2, track 13 0:47:
[…] Risk it, you get slapped in your biscuit2022 January 12, YOUNGESTSAV, “District”, PressPlay, 0:26 and oftener:
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New Zealand An inner tube used in the sport of tubing, or biscuiting.
Etymology PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Old Latin duis Latin bis Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *pékʷeti Proto-Italic *kʷekʷō Latin *quoquō Latin coquō Latin coctus Early Medieval Latin biscoctus Old French bescuitbor. Middle English bisquyte English biscuit From earlier bisket, from Middle English bisquyte, from Old French bescuit (French biscuit); doublet of biscotto.
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To fire (pottery) in a kiln, without a ceramic glaze.
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New Zealand To take part in the sport of tubing, riding down a river on an inner tube.