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Rusk

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Rusk  (rsk), David Dean 1909-1994.
American public official. As U.S. secretary of state (1961-1969) he supported U.S. military involvement in Vietnam.

rusk  (rsk)
n.
1. A light, soft-textured sweetened biscuit.
2. Sweet raised bread dried and browned in an oven.

[Spanish or Portuguese rosca, coil, rusk, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *rotisca, diminutive of Latin rota, wheel; see rotate.]

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
Noun1.Ruskrusk - slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp
toast - slices of bread that have been toasted
Translations
rusk [rʌsk] N (esp Brit) (esp for babies) → galleta f, bizcocho m tostado

rusk [ˈrʌsk] nbiscotte f

rusk
nZwieback m

rusk [rʌsk] nfetta biscottata
rusk [rʌsk] nfetta biscottata

Rusk بُقْسُماط dětský suchar tvebak Zwieback παξιμάδι galleta crujiente korppu biscotte dvopek biscotto ラスク 러스크 beschuit kavring sucharek biscoito, sequilho сухарь skorpa ขนมปังกรอบที่ใช้เลี้ยงเด็ก bebe bisküvisi bánh bích-quy 甜饼干


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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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