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Definition of Hardtacks
1. hardtack [n] - See also: hardtack
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hardtacks
Literary usage of Hardtacks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. First Call: Guide Posts to Berlin by Arthur Guy Empey (1918)
"These consist of a tin of corned beef, four hardtacks, Oxo cubes (concentrated
beef tablets), dry tea, and a little sugar. Emergency rations are only to be ..."
2. Privates' Manual by James Alfred Moss (1916)
"One two-pound can is generally sufficient for five men. Stew. Pour into the mess
pan one man's allowance of tomatoes, add about two large hardtacks broken ..."
3. Privates' Manual by James Alfred Moss (1916)
"Pour into the mess pan one man's allowance of tomatoes, add about two large
hardtacks broken into small pieces and let come to a boil. ..."
4. The Mess Sergeant's Handbook by Lucius Roy Holbrook, Patrick Dunne (1916)
"Pour into the mess pan one man's allowance of tomatoes, add about two large
hardtacks broken into small pieces and let come to a boil. ..."
5. Manual of Military Training by James Alfred Moss (1914)
"Pour into the mess pan one man's allowance of tomatoes, add about two large
hardtacks broken into small pieces, and let come to a boil. ..."
6. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1900)
"June 10 we were up at 2:30 AM I ate a couple of hardtacks after getting up, and
at 5 AM we started out again. As soon as the sun rose the heat became ..."
7. Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography by Theodore Roosevelt (1913)
"As long as I had nothing but two hardtacks, which was the allowance to each man
on the morning after the San Juan fight, no one could complain ; but if I ..."
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