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Rusk

Rusk Meaning & Definition
Rusk Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rusk?

[n] slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp

Synonyms | Synonyms for Rusk: Brussels biscuit | twice-baked bread | zwieback

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See Also | toast

Rusk In Webster's Dictionary

\Rusk\, n. [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.

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