From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Victuals \Vict"uals\ (v[i^]t"'lz), n. pl. [OE. vitaille, OF.
vitaille, F. victuaille, pl. victuailles, fr. L. victualia,
pl. of. victualis belonging to living or nourishment, fr.
victus nourishment, from vivere, victum, to live; akin to
vivus living. See {Vivid}.]
Food for human beings, esp. when it is cooked or prepared for
the table; that which supports human life; provisions;
sustenance; meat; viands.
[1913 Webster]
Then had we plenty of victuals. --Jer. xliv.
17.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
victuals
n 1: a stock or supply of foods [syn: {commissariat},
{provisions}, {provender}, {viands}, {victuals}]
2: a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: {nutriment},
{nourishment}, {nutrition}, {sustenance}, {aliment},
{alimentation}, {victuals}]
3: any substance that can be used as food [syn: {comestible},
{edible}, {eatable}, {pabulum}, {victual}, {victuals}]
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