victuals

  • 61vict|ual — «VIHT uhl», noun, verb, ualed, ual|ing or ualled, ual|ling. –n. victuals, food or provisions, especially for human beings: »There was…decking of the hall in the best hangings...; cooking of victuals, broaching of casks (Charles Kingsley). –v.t.… …

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  • 62USURY — Biblical Law SOURCES If thou lend money to any of My people, even to the poor with thee, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor (nosheh), neither shall ye lay upon him interest (Ex. 22:24). And if thy brother be waxen poor and his means fail with …

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  • 63Bouch — Bouche Bouche, Bouch Bouch, n. [F. bouche mouth, victuals.] [1913 Webster] 1. A mouth. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. An allowance of meat and drink for the tables of inferior officers or servants in a nobleman s palace or at court. [Obs.] [1913… …

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  • 64Bouche — Bouche, Bouch Bouch, n. [F. bouche mouth, victuals.] [1913 Webster] 1. A mouth. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. An allowance of meat and drink for the tables of inferior officers or servants in a nobleman s palace or at court. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] || …

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  • 65Bouge — Bouge, n. [F. bouche mouth, victuals.] Bouche (see {Bouche}, 2); food and drink; provisions. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] [They] made room for a bombardman that brought bouge for a country lady or two, that fainted . . . with fasting. B. Jonson. [1913… …

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  • 66Broach — Broach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Broached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Broaching}.] [F. brocher, fr. broche. See {Broach}, n.] 1. To spit; to pierce as with a spit. [1913 Webster] I ll broach the tadpole on my rapier s point. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To tap; to …

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  • 67Broached — Broach Broach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Broached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Broaching}.] [F. brocher, fr. broche. See {Broach}, n.] 1. To spit; to pierce as with a spit. [1913 Webster] I ll broach the tadpole on my rapier s point. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …

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  • 68Broaching — Broach Broach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Broached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Broaching}.] [F. brocher, fr. broche. See {Broach}, n.] 1. To spit; to pierce as with a spit. [1913 Webster] I ll broach the tadpole on my rapier s point. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …

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  • 69Cassia Fistula — Pudding Pud ding, n. [Cf. F. boudin black pudding, sausage, L. botulus, botellus, a sausage, G. & Sw. pudding pudding, Dan. podding, pudding, LG. puddig thick, stumpy, W. poten, potten, also E. pod, pout, v.] 1. A species of food of a soft or… …

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  • 70Cauponize — Cau po*nize, v. i. [L. cauponari, fr. caupo huckster, innkeeper.] To sell wine or victuals. [Obs.] Warburfon. [1913 Webster] …

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