victualry

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noun

Food.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounvictualry (uncountable)
  1. uncountableFood.

    An intelligent and appreciative interest in victualry made, in Wilson's view, all the difference between dining and mere feeding.

    2013, Gardner Dozois, Jack Dann, Mermaids!
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    Why this should be so I don't know, for here in this great republic we have the materials for the most superb victualry the world has even seen, and our people have the money to pay for it.

    1977, Henry Louis Mencken, The Bathtub Hoax, and Other Blasts & Bravos from the Chicago Tribune, page 270

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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