victuall

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A form of victual — Food fit for human (or occasionally animal) consumption.

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Meanings

nounvictuall (plural victualls)

plural victualls

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of victual.

    [T]he Making of Things Inalimentall, to become Alimentall, may be an Experiment of great Profit, for Making new Victuall.

    1631, Francis [Bacon], “VII. Century. [Experiments in Consort, Touching the Affinities, and Differences, of Plants, and Liuing Creatures: And the Confiners and Participles of Them.]”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC, paragraph 649, page 159
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    [C]onſider, what Victuall or Eſculent Things there are, which grow ſpeedily, and within the yeere, As Parſnips, Carrets, Turnips, Onions, Radiſh, Artichokes of Hieruſalem, Maiz, and the like. […] The Victuall in Plantations, ought to be expanded, almoſt as in a Beſieged Towne; That is, with certaine Allowance.

    1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Plantations. XXXIII.”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC, pages 199–200
verbvictuall (third-person singular simple present victualls, present participle victualling, simple past and past participle victualled)

present singular third person victualls · participle present victualling · participle past victualled · past victualled

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of victual.
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APA

victuall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/victuall

MLA

“victuall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/victuall. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “victuall,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/victuall.

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