vittles
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of vittles
First recorded in 1600–10
Example Sentences
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"This page was created so those that are on a strict budget or have a bit of a bare cupboard can come and make their vittles for cheap."
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2023
“Woody Sez,” at Seattle Repertory Theatre, is a buoyant introduction to Woody Guthrie, and a reminder that early-20th-century American populism was a very different kettle of vittles.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2017
Famously, they gave her credit in the liner notes of their “Idlewild South” album for providing vittles.
From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2016
And when you lift the lid of your barbecue to check on the the status of your vittles, you pretty much lose all of those things at once.
From Time • Sep. 13, 2015
I don’t let the girls hev coffee only once a week, accordin to your wish, and keep em on plain wholesome vittles.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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