Definitions for victual

victual vict·ual

Spelling: [vit-l]
IPA: /ˈvɪt l/

Victual is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 159 anagrams from letters in victual (aciltuv).

Definitions for victual

noun

  1. victuals, food supplies; provisions.
  2. food or provisions for human beings.

verb (used with object)

  1. to supply with victuals.

verb (used without object)

  1. to take or obtain victuals.
  2. Archaic. to eat or feed.

Origin of victual

1275-1325; Middle English vitaille Anglo-French, Middle French vitail(l)e, Old French vituaille Late Latin victuālia provisions, noun use of neuter plural of Latin victuālis pertaining to foo

Examples for victual

"Ay, it's like salt to their victual," put in Mrs. Goodenough.

It was full of victual, and all manner of mirth and disport.

Can we victual at Batavia as cheaply as at Singapore, Mr. Gross?

For aught I knew, there might have been fifty of you at least to victual.

When a man 's drunk he spills more than his victual, other answered him.

"It seems to me that the victual is in danger of burning," he said.

Give me a drink of cider, and if there is a morsel of victual in the house——'

When the cell is finished, the Bee at once sets to work to victual it.

They saw the gleam of her white hand as she stretched it out to take the victual.

Charles was now to victual his fleet with the savings of the board-wages!

Word Value for victual
Scrable

12

Words with friends

16

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