beaten biscuit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of beaten biscuit
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Example Sentences
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He held a saw in his left hand, the blade sprung a little by pressure of his hand, and he was in the act of striking the blade with the worn wooden mallet with which she had been making beaten biscuit for more than thirty years.
From Literature
Favored by sailors, the Maryland beaten biscuit is an iconic Eastern Shore food that dates from the 19th century.
From Washington Post
A salesman showed off his beaten biscuit machine in 1917.
From New York Times
Those deah little beaten biscuit made me homesick.
From Project Gutenberg
That it is paid for and eaten largely by those whose homes have donated it has nothing to do with the matter, Aunt Cordelia having been notified that her contribution would be beaten biscuit, a freezer of ice-cream and chickens.
From Project Gutenberg
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