Category:Rusk

Rusk, n. Etym: [sp. rosca de mar sea rusks, a kind of biscuit, rosca Properly meaning, a screw, spiral.]

1. A kind of light, soft bread made with yeast and eggs, often Toasted or crisped in an oven; or a kind of sweetened biscuit.

2. A kind of light, hard cake or bread, as for stores smart.

3. Bread or cake which has been made brown and crisp, and afterwards Grated, or pulverized in a mortar.