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Victuals

Victuals Meaning & Definition
Victuals Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Victuals?

[n] any substance that can be used as food
[n] a source of materials to nourish the body
[n] a stock or supply of foods

Synonyms | Synonyms for Victuals: aliment | alimentation | comestible | commissariat | eatable | edible | nourishment | nutriment | nutrition | pabulum | provender | provisions | sustenance | viands | victual

Related Terms | Find terms related to Victuals:

See Also | course | dainty | delicacy | dish | fast food | finger food | food | food cache | goody | ingesta | kickshaw | kosher | larder | meal | mess | milk | mince | nutrient | puree | repast | stodge | treat | tuck | vitamin | vitamin pill | wheat germ

Victuals In Webster's Dictionary

\Vict"uals\, n. pl. [OE. vitaille, OF. vitaille, F. victuaille, pl. victuailles, fr. L. victualia, pl. of. victualis belonging to living or nourishment, fr. victus nourishment, from vivere, victum, to live; akin to vivus living. See {Vivid}.] Food for human beings, esp. when it is cooked or prepared for the table; that which supports human life; provisions; sustenance; meat; viands. Then had we plenty of victuals. --Jer. xliv. 17.

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