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vittles

[ vit-lz ]

/ ˈvɪt lz /

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plural noun

a nonstandard variant of victuals.

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Origin of vittles

First recorded in 1600–10

Words nearby vittles

Vitry, Vitry-sur-Seine, vitta, vittate, vittle, vittles, Vittoria, Vittorio, vituline, vituperate, vituperation

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How to use vittles in a sentence

We didn't need much at that—a few meals of vittles fur the men and a little fodder fur our hosses and we'd be satisfied.
Those Times And These|Irvin S. Cobb
False dignity is the effeck ov nu clothes, no branes and mutch vittles.
Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings|Henry Wheeler Shaw
The woman looked up at me with haggard eyes: 'It ain't the vittles, but the pain that's worrying me, ma'am.'
A Woman's Part in a Revolution|Natalie Harris Hammond
The tavern keeper rings a gong with a klub when the vittles is reddy, and then the boarders march in; 'tis a moste effecting site!
Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings|Henry Wheeler Shaw

If yo' beg a mess of vittles in dis town dey puts yo' in jail.
Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's|Laura Lee Hope