beaten biscuit

noun

, Southern U.S.

1. a hard, unleavened biscuit, made to rise by pounding and folding the dough.

Word History and Origins

Origin of beaten biscuit¹

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Example Sentences

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