rusk
/ɹʌsk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp; zwieback.
Countable; Uncountable
name
A surname.
name
An unincorporated community in Lost River Township, Martin County, Indiana.
name
A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Texas, United States.
name
An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
Example Sentences
- "[…] he brought a large basket of rusk or biscuit, and three jars of fresh water, into the boat."
- "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."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹʌsk/
- British English: /ɹʌsk/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Food.