iron rationsnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˌaɪən ˈræʃ.ənz/us/ˌaɪrn ˈræʃ.ənz/old-fashioneda basic amount of food for a person to live on:
The hotel food was dreadful, so for three days we were on iron rations of fruit, cheese, and bread.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Food - general words
- aliment
- bed
- carb
- chanterelle
- chow
- diabetic
- fibre
- foodstuff
- fruits of the earth idiom
- greengrocer
- grocer
- grocery
- pap
- refreshment
- roughage
- serving
- shelf life
- speciality
- specialty
- tuck
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