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victualling

victualling

9.9
Supplying food and other goods to a ship or army
  • noun
  • /ˈvɪk.tʃu.əl.ɪŋ/
  • Archaic
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  • The victualling of the fleet was crucial for their successful journey across the ocean.

Examples

  • To alleviate the effects of the strike, the Admiralty supplied the Master Coopers with 50 butts and 200 hogsheads from His Majesty's Victualling Office in Deptford at a cost of

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  • Islands with large numbers of turtles, such as the Cayman Islands and Jamaica, became very important, and English, Spanish, and French fleets vied for control of these important victualling stations.

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  • During the war, victualling became a challenge as supplies had to be managed carefully.

  • The military's victualling process ensures that all troops receive the food they need in the field.

Synonyms

purveyance
vsvictualling
9.9

The act of supplying food and other things people need

is the same action but focused on ships and military forces
sutlery
vsvictualling
  • Archaic
9.9

A shop that sells food and basic supplies to soldiers in a camp

is the organized act of supplying food to ships or military units

Compounds

victualling-office
  • Archaic
9.9

A government office that supplied food to navy ships in the past

How Complete

victualling
  • Archaic
9.9
rationing
30 4.8

Surface Forms

victualling singular
victuallings plural

Morphology

victualling = victual (transparent) = victual + ing

The word is a regular nominalization from the verb 'victual' plus '-ing', so its meaning follows standard English morphology.

Etymology

Victualling comes from the old word victuals and the Latin root victus, which mean 'food' or 'living'. So victualling is the act of supplying food and other provisions, especially for ships or soldiers.