Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
> IIRC, hard tack, ship's biscuit and rusk are all synonyms - None of
> which are particularly appetising.

Yup. Best eaten when dipped into something, like tea for instance. Which may
have caused a shift in use of the word, to refer to other pastries typically to
be had with tea.

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