"graham cracker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: graham crackers [plural]
Etymology: Eponymously from Sylvester Graham, a lecturer on dietetics. Head templates: {{en-noun}} graham cracker (plural graham crackers)
  1. (US, dated) A specific cracker made of graham flour, developed in the nineteenth century. Tags: US, dated
    Sense id: en-graham_cracker-en-noun-8QaGqFgA Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hebrew translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 57 43
  2. (US, by extension) A sweet rectangular cracker, usually made of graham flour and sweetened with honey (and often spiced with cinnamon) and perforated down the middle. Tags: US, broadly
    Sense id: en-graham_cracker-en-noun-js~eMxYe Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Graham cracker Derived forms: graham-crackery Translations (sweet cracker made with graham flour and honey): גראם קרקר (gram k'ráker) (Hebrew)
Disambiguation of 'sweet cracker made with graham flour and honey': 54 46

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Alternative forms

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