victual

  • 21victual — /ˈvɪtl / (say vitl) noun 1. (plural) articles of food prepared for use: *I might have put up with their company for the sake of the best of victuals cooked to perfection. –catherine helen spence, 1879. 2. Obsolete food or provisions, usually for… …

  • 22victual —   v.i. provision; n.pl. food.    ♦ victualler, n. licensee of public house …

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  • 23victual — n. & v. n. (usu. in pl.) food, provisions, esp. as prepared for use. v. (victualled, victualling; US victualed, victualing) 1 tr. supply with victuals. 2 intr. obtain stores. 3 intr. eat victuals. Derivatives: victualless adj. Etymology: ME f. OF …

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  • 24vittle — victual …

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  • 25Victualed — Victual Vict ual, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Victualed}or {Victualled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Victualing} or {Victualling}.] To supply with provisions for subsistence; to provide with food; to store with sustenance; as, to victual an army; to victual a ship …

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  • 26Victualing — Victual Vict ual, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Victualed}or {Victualled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Victualing} or {Victualling}.] To supply with provisions for subsistence; to provide with food; to store with sustenance; as, to victual an army; to victual a ship …

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  • 27Victualled — Victual Vict ual, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Victualed}or {Victualled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Victualing} or {Victualling}.] To supply with provisions for subsistence; to provide with food; to store with sustenance; as, to victual an army; to victual a ship …

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  • 28Victualling — Victual Vict ual, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Victualed}or {Victualled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Victualing} or {Victualling}.] To supply with provisions for subsistence; to provide with food; to store with sustenance; as, to victual an army; to victual a ship …

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  • 29Klaus Störtebeker — (c. 1360 ndash; 20 October 1401) was a leader and the best known representative of a companionship of privateers known as the Victual Brothers ( Vitalienbrüder in German). The Victual Brothers were originally hired during a war between Denmark… …

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  • 30victualer — noun 1. an innkeeper (especially British) • Syn: ↑victualler • Derivationally related forms: ↑victual (for: ↑victualler), ↑victual • Regions: ↑ …

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