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victualry

victualry noun: food.

Noun

victualry (uncountable)

  1. Food.
    • Why this should be so I don't know, for here in this great republic we have the materials for the most superb victualry the world has even seen, and our people have the money to pay for it.1977, Henry Louis Mencken, The Bathtub Hoax, and Other Blasts & Bravos from the Chicago Tribune, page 270
    • An intelligent and appreciative interest in victualry made, in Wilson's view, all the difference between dining and mere feeding.2013, Gardner Dozois, Jack Dann, Mermaids!

Origin of victualry

From victual + -ry.

Questions about victualry

What does victualry mean?
Victualry means food.
What part of speech is victualry?
Victualry is a noun.

Words near victualry in the dictionary

  1. victualling yard
  2. victualling yards
  3. victualling-office
  4. victualling-offices
  5. victualls
  6. victualry
  7. victuals
  8. Victuuri
  9. Victwardian
  10. vicugna
  11. vicugnas

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