Rusk

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
rusk
    n 1: slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown
         and hard and crisp [syn: {zwieback}, {rusk}, {Brussels
         biscuit}, {twice-baked bread}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A kind of light, hard cake or bread, as for stores.
      --Smart.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. Bread or cake which has been made brown and crisp, and
      afterwards grated, or pulverized in a mortar.
      [1913 Webster]
from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
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)
from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Rusk, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
   Population (2000):    5085
   Housing Units (2000): 1539
   Land area (2000):     6.822110 sq. miles (17.669182 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.022618 sq. miles (0.058581 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    6.844728 sq. miles (17.727763 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            63848
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             31.798254 N, 95.149865 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Rusk, TX
    Rusk
from U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Rusk -- U.S. County in Texas
   Population (2000):    47372
   Housing Units (2000): 19867
   Land area (2000):     923.548944 sq. miles (2391.980683 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    15.069854 sq. miles (39.030740 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    938.618798 sq. miles (2431.011423 sq. km)
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             32.156777 N, 94.801410 W
   Headwords:
    Rusk
    Rusk, TX
    Rusk County
    Rusk County, TX
from U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Rusk -- U.S. County in Wisconsin
   Population (2000):    15347
   Housing Units (2000): 7609
   Land area (2000):     913.127694 sq. miles (2364.989771 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    17.766380 sq. miles (46.014711 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    930.894074 sq. miles (2411.004482 sq. km)
   Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
   Location:             45.437305 N, 91.136153 W
   Headwords:
    Rusk
    Rusk, WI
    Rusk County
    Rusk County, WI
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