˜yÐÄvlog

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zwieback

[ zwahy-bak, -bahk, zwee-, swahy-, swee-; German tsvee-bahk ]

noun

  1. a special egg bread made into rusks.


zwieback

/ ˈtsviËbak; ˈzwiË-; ˈzwaɪˌbæk /

noun

  1. a small type of rusk, which has been baked first as a loaf, then sliced and toasted, usually bought ready-made
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of zwieback1

1890–95, Americanism; < German: twice-baked, equivalent to zwie twice + backen to bake. See twi-, bake; biscuit
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of zwieback1

German: twice-baked
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Example Sentences

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At 2 p.m., the diners — a flock of white parrots known as Goffin’s cockatoos — receive an assortment of dried fruit, seeds, cornflakes, bird pellets and a dry, twice-baked toast known as rusk or zwieback.

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“Perhaps you will allow me to offer you some of our zwieback,†put in Miss Campbell, stretching forth her hand for the box.

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At end of 11th month add 1-2 pieces of stale bread, toast or zwieback.

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He was soaking zwieback in coffee and applying it to his face in such a manner that the greater part of it filled his mouth and rendered conversation impossible.

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Glass of milk, warm or cold; zwieback and custard or stewed fruit.

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