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RUSK
zwieback, rusk, Brussels biscuit, twice-baked bread
(noun) slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rusk (countable and uncountable, plural rusks)
a rectangular, hard, dry biscuit
a twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp (also called a zwieback)
a weaning food for children
a cereal binder used in meat product manufacture
Synonyms
• Brussels biscuit
• twice-baked bread
• zwieback
Proper noun
Rusk
A surname.
An unincorporated community in Lost River Township, Martin County, Indiana.
A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Texas, United States.
An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
A small town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
An unincorporated community in the town of Red Cedar, Dunn County, Wisconsin.
A small town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
Source: Wiktionary
Rusk, n. Etym: [Sp. rosca de mar sea rusks, a kind of biscuit, rosca properly meaning, a screw, spiral.]
1. A kind of light, soft bread made with yeast and eggs, often toasted or crisped in an oven; or a kind of sweetened biscuit.
2. A kind of light, hard cake or bread, as for stores Smart.
3. Bread or cake which has been made brown and crisp, and afterwards grated, or pulverized in a mortar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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