iron rations
Example Sentences
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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
The iron rations depended upon by all exploring services did not have the satisfying taste of real food.
From Star Hunter by Norton, Andre
I knew that the attack was almost due, so I prepared for it and took my iron rations with me.
From The Great War As I Saw It by Scott, Frederick George
The next day illuminating flares, iron rations, spare water-bottles, bombs, and maps were given to the men.
From The Story of the "9th King's" in France by Roberts, Enos Herbert Glynne
