Meaning of vittle | Babel Free

Definitions

Alternative spelling of victual.

alt-of, alternative

Examples

“Shift bore (for il aire) as best ye do thinke, / and twise a day giue him fresh vittle and drinke: […]”

“For as the Teeth in Beasts of Prey / Are Swords, with which they fight in Fray. / So Swords in Men of War, are Teeth, / Which they do eat their Vittle with.”

“Friday told me, ſuch a Boat would do very well, and would carry much enough Vittle, Drink, Bread, that was his Way of Talking.”

“I must confess your wine and vittle / I was too hard upon a little: / Your table neat, your linen fine; / And though in miniature, you shine: […]”

“Robin promis'd me / A' my winter vittle; / Fient haet he had but three / Goos feathers and whittle.”

“[H]is motto was, "Meat first, and spoon vittles to top off on."”

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