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
The troops were served out with three days' provisions, and the intendance was furnished with a supply of "iron rations" from the magazines of the fortress.
From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Helmuth, Count
He stated that he had kept up his strength by eating the food and iron rations and drinking the water which he had found upon the dead men around him.
From The Seventh Manchesters July 1916 to March 1919 by Wilson, S. J.
He carries in his haversack what the government calls emergency or iron rations.
From Over the Top by Empey, Arthur Guy
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