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victuals

/ˈvɪtəlz/

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What does victuals mean?

noun

  1. plural of victual

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of victual

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈvɪtəlz/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈvɪktʃuəlz/

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“That can be got up easy enough by anybody who’ll afford victuals and drink… Well yes—it would advertise the shop—that’s true.”
Thomas HardyJude the ObscureProject Gutenberg ebook #153
Up at the service counter there was a pleasant clank of stout crockery as occasional customers came in and ordered their victuals.
Christopher MorleyThe Haunted BookshopProject Gutenberg ebook #172
More book examples (3)
These circumstances, added to the refreshment I had received by their victuals and drink, which were very nourishing, disposed me to sleep.
Jonathan SwiftGulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #829
Nor does the mother extend an invitation to them to come and recruit themselves, nor put any broken victuals aside for them.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the SpiderTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #1887
Not a cent of money, not an inch of land, not a mouthful of victuals,—not even ownership of the rags on his back.
W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Du BoisThe Souls of Black FolkProject Gutenberg ebook #408