animal cracker

English

Etymology

From animal +‎ cracker. First use appears c. 1878 in the Washington Post.

A collection of animal crackers.

Noun

animal cracker (plural animal crackers)

1. A small, crispy, sweet, baked cake (biscuit or cookie) in the shape of an animal.
   • 2008, Savannah Jordan Frierson, Reconstructing Jada Channing, page 158:

     He asked Jamie to run to the closest store and buy peanut butter, jelly, bread, milk, and animal crackers.

Further reading

• animal cracker on Wikipedia.Wikipedia