rusk
noun
a slice of sweet raised bread dried and baked again in the oven; zwieback.
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[ruhsk]
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a slice of sweet raised bread dried and baked again in the oven; zwieback.
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light, soft, sweetened biscuit.
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Etymology
Origin of rusk
1585–95; alteration Spanish or Portuguese rosca twist of bread, literally, screw
Explanation
A rusk is a very hard, dry cookie or bread that's commonly given to babies to gnaw on. You can also serve rusks at a party with cheese or a tasty dip. Rusks go through the baking process at least twice. By definition, hard cookies like Italian biscotti and crispy flatbreads like melba toast qualify as rusks, since both are twice — baked and have a dry, crisp texture. The term rusk most commonly applies specifically to the hard cookies that teething babies can safely chew on. The word comes from the Spanish rosca, "twist of bread."
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The cockatoos sometimes devoted considerable time and energy to the task, actively transporting the rusk to water and then waiting for it to soften.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
But a few of the cockatoos are more discriminating, customizing their meals with one final flourish: Before eating the rock-hard rusk, they dunk it in a tub of water.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
Some restaurants will also serve breakfast with fruit pudding, a mix of flour, rusk, oatmeal and fruit.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2021
I feel too fat to finish my rusk.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2013
Dr. Trefusis paused in his enjoyment of a rusk.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Southampton Under-21s manager Simon Rusk will take interim charge of the senior side and his first game will be a Carabao Cup quarter-final at home to Premier League leaders Liverpool on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2024
Rusk, where the high court grappled with a naturalized citizen being stripped of her citizenship for returning to her home country for a few years.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
During his time in Washington, Gedda covered every secretary of state from Dean Rusk to Condoleezza Rice, carving out a niche for himself as an expert on Latin America and Cuba.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2023
Officials in Rusk County, near the Louisiana border, said that more than 100 vehicles there had been damaged by a hailstorm.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
“We’re eyeball to eyeball,” said Dean Rusk, “and I think the other fellow just blinked.”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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