Rusk

//ɹʌsk// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a rectangular, hard, dry biscuit countable, uncountable

    "[…] he brought a large basket of rusk or biscuit, and three jars of fresh water, into the boat."

  2. 2
    slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp wordnet
  3. 3
    a twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp (also called a zwieback) countable, uncountable

    "A newly-arrived couple at the next table […] admitted that “this was more like” and that if the Alpenrose could also produce a proper cup of tea it would be just like home. Bill Andreyef, who was eating a lightly-boiled egg and a rusk, regarded the other diners with resentment."

  4. 4
    a weaning food for children countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    a cereal binder used in meat product manufacture countable, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Lost River Township, Martin County, Indiana.
  3. 3
    A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Texas, United States.
  4. 4
    An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
  5. 5
    A small town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
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  1. 6
    An unincorporated community in the town of Red Cedar, Dunn County, Wisconsin.
  2. 7
    A small town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.

Synonyms

All synonyms
brussels biscuittwice-baked breadzwiebackzwiebackbiscuitbrussels biscuit

Example

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"[…] he brought a large basket of rusk or biscuit, and three jars of fresh water, into the boat."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish or Portuguese rosca (“a twist or roll of bread”)

Related phrases

Rusk Countycherokee countycounty seat

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