iron rations

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All three agreed that relief funds were now being spread so thin that those being helped were on "iron rations."

From Time Magazine Archive

Disappointed we lie down and consider whether we couldn’t have a go at the iron rations.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

They had their iron rations with them, and lived on these until they were gone.

From From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 by Gibbs, Philip

The iron rations depended upon by all exploring services did not have the satisfying taste of real food.

From Star Hunter by Norton, Andre

He was quite pleased to see me and said that he was just about to give Fritz a good dose of "iron rations," firing in salvos.

From How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. by Malins, Geoffrey H.