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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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Matthew 14:15
¶ And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 14:15 · retained source text

¶ And when it was euening, his Disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may goe into the villages, and buy themselues victuals.

1611 marginal noteIohn 6.5. marke 6.35.

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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)