Meaning of VICTUALS
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- [n] any substance that can be used as food
- [n] a source of materials to nourish the body
- [n] a stock or supply of foods
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| | Synonyms: | | aliment, alimentation, comestible, commissariat, eatable, edible, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, provender, provisions, sustenance, viands, victual |
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| | See Also: | | course, dainty, delicacy, dish, fast food, finger food, food, food cache, goody, ingesta, kickshaw, kosher, larder, meal, mess, milk, mince, nutrient, puree, repast, stodge, treat, tuck, vitamin, vitamin pill, wheat germ | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Vict"uals\, n. pl. [OE. vitaille, OF. vitaille, F.
victuaille, pl. victuailles, fr. L. victualia, pl. of.
victualis belonging to living or nourishment, fr. victus
nourishment, from vivere, victum, to live; akin to vivus
living. See {Vivid}.]
Food for human beings, esp. when it is cooked or prepared for
the table; that which supports human life; provisions;
sustenance; meat; viands.
Then had we plenty of victuals. --Jer. xliv.
17.
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