About The Word Victuals
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Victuals
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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.
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