Rusk
[rʌsk]
Definition
(n.) A kind of light, soft bread made with yeast and eggs, often toasted or crisped in an oven; or, a kind of sweetened biscuit.
(n.) A kind of light, hard cake or bread, as for stores.
(n.) Bread or cake which has been made brown and crisp, and afterwards grated, or pulverized in a mortar.
Edited by Gillian
Definition
n. a kind of light hard cake: a kind of light soft cake or sweetened biscuit.
Typist: Paul
Examples
- Our friend Tom, who had been in the kitchen during the conversation with the old rusk-woman, had followed her out into the street. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- A tall, bony colored woman now entered the kitchen, bearing on her head a basket of rusks and hot rolls. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- A few days after, another woman came, in old Prue's place, to bring the rusks; Miss Ophelia was in the kitchen. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- After Miss Ophelia had taken the rusks, Dinah followed the woman to the door. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Come, Prue, said Dinah, let's look at your rusks. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Typed by Freddie