victual
victuals, food supplies; provisions.
food or provisions for human beings.
to supply with victuals.
to take or obtain victuals.
Archaic. to eat or feed.
Origin of victual
1- Also Nonstandard, vit·tle .
Other words from victual
- vict·ual·less, adjective
- re·vict·ual, verb, re·vict·ualed, re·vict·ual·ing or (especially British) re·vict·ualled, re·vict·ual·ling.
- un·vic·tualed, un·vic·tualled, adjective
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How to use victual in a sentence
There was one which read Scheep's Victualij, which Mr. George said must mean victualling for ships.
Rollo in Holland | Jacob AbbottTo the office all the afternoon upon victualling business, and late at it, so after I wrote by the post to my father, I home.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel PepysAfter dinner won a wager of a payre of gloves of a crowne of Mr. Gauden upon some words in his contract for victualling.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel PepysThen broke up and Mr. Alsop and his company came and consulted about our Tangier victualling and brought it to a good head.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel PepysIt seems poor Mr. Daniel is dead of the Victualling Office, a place too good for this puppy to follow him in.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel Pepys
British Dictionary definitions for victual
/ (ˈvɪtəl) /
to supply with or obtain victuals
(intr) rare (esp of animals) to partake of victuals
Origin of victual
1- See also victuals
Derived forms of victual
- victual-less, adjective
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