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Meaning of ZWIEBACK

Pronunciation:  'zwI`bak

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp
 
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 Synonyms: Brussels biscuit, rusk, twice-baked bread
 
 See Also: toast

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Zwie"back`\, n. [G., fr. zwie- two, twice (see
{Twice}) + backen to bake.]
A kind of biscuit or rusk first baked in a loaf and
afterwards cut and toasted.
 

 

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