digestive biscuit

English

Etymology

The baking soda in the recipe was thought to have antacid properties and thus to aid digestion.

Noun

digestive biscuit (plural digestive biscuits)

  1. (British, Ireland) A semisweet biscuit; sometimes dunked in tea, or crushed as the base of a cheesecake

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