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victuals

Meaning of “victuals”

Food, provisions, or supplies for eating and bodily sustenance, especially those stored, carried, provided, or purchased for a journey, household, army, or multitude.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
17 occurrences17 verses11 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 14:11

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Genesis 14:11
And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.
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1611 witness · Genesis 14:11 · retained source text

And they tooke all the goods of Sodome and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.

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Food for human beings, prepared for eating; that which supports human life; provisions; meat; sustenance. […] We never apply this word to that on which beasts or birds feed, and we apply it chiefly to food for men when cooked or prepared for the table.

volume 2, leaf 886, column 2 (entry starts at OCR line 155)