rusk

name

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Lost River Township, Martin County, Indiana.
3. A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Texas, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
5. A small town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
6. An unincorporated community in the town of Red Cedar, Dunn County, Wisconsin.
7. A small town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish or Portuguese rosca (“a twist or roll of bread”)

1. A rectangular, hard, dry biscuit.

   “[…] he brought a large basket of rusk or biscuit, and three jars of fresh water, into the boat.”

2. A twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp; zwieback.

   “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.”

3. A weaning food for children.
4. A cereal binder used in meat product manufacture.