English Dictionary: rusk | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for rusk | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rusk \Rusk\, n. [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. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Rusk, TX (city, FIPS 63848) Location: 31.79758 N, 95.14853 W Population (1990): 4366 (1486 housing units) Area: 17.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) |