Meaning of victualling-office | Babel Free

Definitions

Synonym of breadbasket (“the abdomen or stomach, especially as a vulnerable part of the body in an attack”).

archaic, humorous, slang

Examples

“His strength and stamina were doubted; he was a youth of not more than 19 years of age, nearly six feet high, 12 stone in weight, but thought to have more gristle than bone: his victualling office had also been some time out of commission; […]”

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