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victuals

vict·uals [ vítt'lz ]


plural noun 
Definition:
 
food: food or other provisions ( archaic or humorous )

[14th century. Via Old French vitaille< Latin victualia (which later influenced the English spelling) < victus "livelihood, food" < vivere "to live"]
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