Meaning & use
victuals
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Food or provisions, especially supplies for a journey or a group of people.
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The sailors stocked the ship with enough victuals for a six-month voyage.
They packed victuals for the long hike into the mountains.
A note on using this word
Pronounced 'vittles'; the word has an old-fashioned or rustic flavor and is rarely used in modern casual speech.
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provisionssupplies
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