victual
pronunciation
How to pronounce victual in British English:
UK ['vɪtl]
How to pronounce victual in American English:
US ['vɪtəl]
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- Noun:
- any substance that can be used as food
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- Verb:
- supply with food
- lay in provisions
- take in nourishment
Word Origin
- victual (n.)
- c. 1300; see victuals.
- victual (v.)
- mid-14c., "to stock or supply (a ship, garrison, etc.) with provisions to last for some time," from Anglo-French or Old French vitaillier (12c.), from vitaille (see victuals). Related: Victualed; victualing; Victualer; victualler.
Example
- 1. The ship will victual before sailing .
- 2. Organize a victual control meeting and report .
- 3. Application of victual instrumentation in examine on main reducing gear of helicopter .
- 4. Kjv and those officers provided victual for king solomon , and for all that came unto king solomon 's table , every man in his month : they lacked nothing .
- 5. And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of egypt , for it was not leavened ; because they were thrust out of egypt , and could not tarry , neither had they prepared for themselves any victual .