biscuit bread

English

Noun

biscuit bread (uncountable)

  1. A type of unleavened bread made from flour and water. [from 15th c.]
  2. (US, dialectal) A type of savoury bread in the form of a small cake or scone, typically made from flour, fat and a raising agent. [from 19th c.]
    • 1937, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Amistad, published 2013, page 56:
      “Folks up dat way don't eat biscuit bread but once uh week.”
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