Meanings
plural victualling-offices
- archaichumorousslangSynonym of breadbasket (“the abdomen or stomach, especially as a vulnerable part of the body in an attack”).
His strength and stamina were doubted; he was a youth of not more than 19 years of age, nearly six feet high, 12 stone in weight, but thought to have more gristle than bone: his victualling office had also been some time out of commission; […]
1818, Pierce Egan, Boxiana; or, Sketches of Antient and Modern Pugilism, page 292Synonyms: breadbasket
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of breadbasket (“the abdomen or stomach, especially as a vulnerable part of the body in an attack”).
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