Zwieback \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.
zwieback n : slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp [syn: {rusk}, {Brussels biscuit}, {twice-baked bread}]