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Definitions for: 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
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: aliment, alimentation, comestible, commissariat, eatable, edible, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, provender, provisions, sustenance, viands, victual
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
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