Definition of "rusks" [rusks]

• Plural form of rusk. (noun)

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• "The coffee is soon made, and the simple meal begins; it consists of "rusks," a kind of bread baked until it becomes crisp and hard, and plenty of steaming hot coffee."
• "The table was laid for one, the charlotte "rusks" and "lemming" turn-over -- each on a separate plate -- which Nick had been commissioned to procure, earlier in the evening, from the Palmetto restaurant, looming up prominently in the centre; and on another plate were some chipped beef and biscuits."
• "Like many stars who cut their teeth on the fresh rusks of the Premier League, Anelka is well adapted to the ways of the press."