iron rations
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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All three agreed that relief funds were now being spread so thin that those being helped were on "iron rations."
From Time Magazine Archive
Disappointed we lie down and consider whether we couldn’t have a go at the iron rations.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
He was dirty and unshaven inside the unit, sick of iron rations pushed through the airlock, stiff and sore with exertion.
From Duel on Syrtis by Anderson, Poul William
Their leather pouches which held enough iron rations to keep them going were always at hand.
From The Time Traders by Norton, Andre
Every man, besides carrying a "First Aid" bandage in the flap of his coat, carries a day's "iron" rations in his haversack.
From "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders by Currie, John Allister
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