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vit·tle
(vĭt′əl)n. Nonstandard
Variant of victual..
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vittle
(ˈvɪtəl)n, vb
an obsolete or dialect spelling of victual
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vict•ual
(ˈvɪt l)n.
1. victuals, food supplies; provisions.
2. food or provisions for human beings.
v.t. 3. to supply with victuals.
v.i. 4. to take or obtain victuals.
5. Archaic. to eat or feed.
[1275–1325; Middle English vitaille < Old French vituaille < Late Latin victuālia provisions, n. use of neuter pl. of Latin victuālis of food =victu(s) nourishment, way of living (vic-, variant s. of vīvere to live + -tus suffix of v. action) + -ālis -al1; modern sp. < Latin]
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