vittle
English
Etymology
Originally an alternate spelling of victual.
Noun
vittle (plural vittles)
- (archaic) Food.
- (colloquial, in the plural) Food; edible provisions.
- 1884, Mark Twain, chapter 21, in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn[3]:
- ...and his motto was, "Meat first, and spoon vittles to top off on."
Usage notes
The plural form, vittles, is now more commonly used for both singular and plural instances.
Translations
edible provisions
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Verb
vittle (third-person singular simple present vittl, present participle ing, simple past and past participle vittled)
- To provide or obtain edible provisions.
- 1860: William Carleton, Tales & Stories of the Irish Peasantry [4]
- ...Balgruntie was bent on makin' the attempt, especially after he heard that the castle was well vittled, an' indeed he was meritoriously joined by his men, who piously licked their lips on hearin' of such glad tidin's.
- 1860: William Carleton, Tales & Stories of the Irish Peasantry [4]