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rusk [rʌsk] n (Cookery) a light bread dough, sweet or plain, baked twice until it is brown, hard, and crisp: often given to babies [from Spanish or Portuguese rosca screw, bread shaped in a twist, of unknown origin] Rusk [rʌsk] n
(Biographies / Rusk, (David) Dean (1909-1994) M, US, POLITICS: statesman) (David) Dean. 1909-94, US statesman: secretary of state (1961-69). He defended US military involvement in Vietnam and opposed recognition of communist China ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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He said that was true; so he brought a large basket of rusk or biscuit, and three jars of fresh water, into the boat. A tall, bony colored woman now entered the kitchen, bearing on her head a basket of rusks and hot rolls. An' wuth such masters uz a captun serves--the owners, the underwriters, an' the Board o' Trade, all pullun' an wantun' dufferent thungs--the owners wantun' quick passages an' domn the rusk, the underwriters wantun' safe passages an' domn the delay, an' the Board o' Trade wantun' cautious passages an' caution always meanun' delay. |
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