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to victualling

to victualling

9.7
To give food and other goods to a ship or army
  • verb
  • /ˈvɪk.tʃu.əl.ɪŋ/
  • Archaic
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  • He was responsible for victualling the expedition with enough food and water.

Examples

  • The crew is victualling the ship for the long voyage.

  • Before setting out, the team focused on victualling to ensure they had all necessary supplies.

  • The sailors spent hours victualling the ship before their long journey.

  • They have victualled the expedition with enough supplies.

  • The sailors spent hours victualling the ship before their long journey.

  • He was responsible for victualling the expedition with enough food and water.

  • Before setting out, the team focused on victualling to ensure they had all necessary supplies.

Synonyms

to provision
vsto victualling
1 4.0

To supply someone with food or other needed items

is narrower and mainly about feeding groups or ships
to victual
vsto victualling
  • Archaic
9.9

To give people or a ship food before a journey

is used more for ships or groups than for journeys
to vittle
vsto victualling
  • Archaic
9.9

To give food to people, often while they travel

is the modern neutral form used in everyday speech

Compounds

victualling-office
  • Archaic
9.9

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

How Stocked

to resupply
12 3.5
to stock
155 2.1
to victualling
  • Archaic
9.7
to provision
1 4.0
to ration
34 5.1

Surface Forms

victualling infinitive
victualling present participle
victuals third person singular
victualled past
victualled past participle

Morphology

victualling = victual (semi-transparent) = victual + ing

Formed transparently from the verb 'victual' with the -ing suffix, but the base verb is relatively uncommon and may not be immediately recognized by learners.

Etymology

Victualling comes from the old word victuals and the Latin root victus, which mean 'food' or 'living'. So to victuall or to do victualling is to supply food and provisions to a ship or a group of people.