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
Their leather pouches which held enough iron rations to keep them going were always at hand.
From The Time Traders by Norton, Andre
Asked why they had gone hungry when they had food in their pockets, the sergeant replied that the eating of iron rations without orders from a superior officer was forbidden.
From A Padre in France by Birmingham, George A.
The troops were served out with three days' provisions, and the intendance was furnished with a supply of "iron rations" from the magazines of the fortress.
From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Helmuth, Count
