a thin crisp plain biscuit, usually served with butter or cheese
water biscuit in American English
a cracker made of water, flour, and often some shortening
water biscuit in American English
noun
a crackerlike biscuit prepared from flour and water
Word origin
[1780–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1780–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: alignment, carbon, carton, classification, ego
Examples of 'water biscuit' in a sentence
water biscuit
To keep everyone's palate cleansed, mineral water, biscuits and cheese will be available.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Others sniff, swill, quaff and smack their lips before cleansing their palates with water biscuits.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The floor and trestle tables were laden with buckets of brushes, pots of acrylic paint, kitchen roll, old bulbs and packets of water biscuits.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There was a selection of each flavour on a shelf out front, together with broken-up water biscuits.