ersatz

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They were cakes of ersatz flour with ersatz cream, and not very healthy or nutritious, though very expensive.

In front of the 4th Ersatz Division the enemy still held a bridge-head at Lombartzyde.

YPRES 1914OTTO SCHWINK

There was Tylerton—an ersatz city, but looking so real and familiar that Burckhardt almost imagined the whole episode a dream.

To his disgust he was put in the 10th Ersatz Division, and now, after his soldier life, wants to work in a British shipyard.

He slid into his chair and reached automatically for the ersatz grapefruit.

We were getting German ersatz coffee which was bitter and resembled coffee only by its color.

Their purpose is similar to that of special or ersatz reserves elsewhere.

One battalion and one battery of the 4th Ersatz Division remained facing Nieuport, extending northwards to the coast.

YPRES 1914OTTO SCHWINK

It went along with the ersatz rustic decor of the rest of the Sky Hi Club.

VIGORISHGORDON RANDALL GARRETT

"'Tain't what it means," objected Jacob, filling his mouth with ersatz tobacco.

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