dog biscuit

American  

noun

1. a hard biscuit for dogs, usually containing ground meat, bones, etc.

2. Military. a hard dry biscuit used as an emergency ration.

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dog biscuit British  

noun

1. a hard biscuit for dogs

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Etymology

Origin of dog biscuit

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

She dog-walked and she worked in a dog biscuit factory.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2021

Last week, he joined Bills owner Terry Pegula in munching on a dog biscuit to promote the SPCA.

From Washington Times • Aug. 10, 2015

Did children in the next town really line up outside the dog biscuit factory waiting for sacks of oddments that they would dip into icing sugar and eat?

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2012

Their complete diet: a mixture of chopped green 'peppers, cod liver oil, fresh New Orleans shrimp, grated raw carrots, dried Mexican flies, dog biscuit, rice and brewer's yeast.

From Time Magazine Archive

I scratched her ears and found her an extra-gigantic dog biscuit.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan