pilot bread

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pilot bread

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So named because of its original popularity with seafarers (pilots) as a long-lasting staple food.

noun

uncountable hardtack
Similar: pilot biscuit, sea biscuit, sea bread, ship bread, ship's biscuit, ship biscuit

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@misc{pilot_bread_2026,
  title = {pilot bread},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pilot%20bread},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}