Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for "vittle"

vittle

American  
[vit-l] / ˈvɪt l /

noun

  1. a nonstandard variant of victual.


vittle British  
/ ˈvɪtəl /

noun

  1. an obsolete or dialect spelling of victual

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of vittle

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Friday told me, such a boat would do very well, and would carry "much enough vittle, drink, bread:" that was his way of talking.

From The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1808) by Defoe, Daniel

Robin promis'd me A' my winter vittle; Fient haet he had but three Guse-feathers and a whittle!

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert

Friday told me such a boat would do very well, and would carry “much enough vittle, drink, bread;” this was his way of talking.

From Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, Daniel

Friday told me such a boat would do very well, and would carry "much enough vittle, drink, bread;" that was his way of talking.

From The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner, Volume 1 With an Account of His Travels Round Three Parts of the Globe, Written By Himself, in Two Volumes by Defoe, Daniel

How on arth be yew goin' ter vittle him?

From Old Lady Number 31 by Forsslund, Louise

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training