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1. (n.) victual
victuals, food supplies; provisions.
2. victual
food or provisions for human beings.
3. (v.t.) victual
to supply with victuals.
4. (v.i.) victual
to take or obtain victuals.
5. victual
Archaic. to eat or feed.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME vitaille < OF vituaille < LL victuālia provisions, n. use of neut. pl. of L victuālis of food =victu(s) nourishment, way of living (vic-, var. s. of vīvere to live +-tus suffix of v. action) +-ālis -al1; mod. sp. < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals
any substance that can be used as food
2. (verb) victual
supply with food
"The population was victualed during the war"
3. (verb) victual
lay in provisions
"The vessel victualled before the long voyage"
4. (verb) victual
take in nourishment
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) victual
food; -- now used chiefly in the plural. See Victuals
2. (noun) victual
grain of any kind
3. (verb) victual
to supply with provisions for subsistence; to provide with food; to store with sustenance; as, to victual an army; to victual a ship
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