Rusk Meaning
/ɹʌsk/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nouna rectangular, hard, dry biscuit
nounA twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp; zwieback.
Sentence Examples
The baby enjoyed eating a hard and crunchy wheat rusk.
A rusk is a type of hard and twice-baked bread or biscuit.
The baby chewed happily on a hard teething rusk.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The baby chewed on a hard, dry ____ to soothe his gums during teething.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The baby gnawed on a hard ____ to soothe her sore gums during teething.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Spanish or Portuguese rosca (“a twist or roll of bread”)
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…] he brought a large basket of rusk or biscuit, and three jars of fresh water, into the boat."
— 1719 May 6 (Gregorian calendar), [Daniel Defoe], The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, […], London: […] W[illiam] Taylor […], →OCLC:
"A newly-arrived couple at the next table […] admitted that “this was more like” and that if the Alpenrose could also produce a proper cup of tea it would be just like home. Bill Andreyef, who was eating a lightly-boiled egg and a rusk, regarded the other diners with resentment."
— 1956, Delano Ames, chapter 25, in Crime out of Mind:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The baby chewed on a hard, dry ____ to soothe his gums during teething.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The baby gnawed on a hard ____ to soothe her sore gums during teething.