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English Dictionary: victuals	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for victuals
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
victuals n a stock or supply of foods [syn: commissariat, provisions, provender, viands, victuals] a source of materials to nourish the body Synonym(s): nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals any substance that can be used as food Synonym(s): comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Victuals \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.