Zwieback — meaning in English

English meaning

• hardtack noun A big, hard biscuit made only from flour and water, once eaten by sailors as food that kept well.
• rusk noun A hard, dry, twice-baked biscuit, often given as a teething food for babies.
• zwieback noun A form of rusk, usually sweetened bread enriched with eggs that is baked and then sliced and toasted until dry and crisp; considered easy to digest and therefore given to the ill and used as a teething food for toddlers.

Senses

Zwieback is used for these senses in English:

• hardtack (nautical) A large, hard biscuit made from unleavened flour and water; formerly used as a long-term staple food aboard ships.
• rusk a twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp (also called a zwieback)

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