Dictionary entry
Victuals
Pronunciation: /ˈvɪt(ə)l/
Pronunciation
/ˈvɪt(ə)l/
Myanmar Meaning
[pl] (dated) , စားစရာသောက်စရာ။
Definition
victuals / 'vÇtlz / n [pl] ( dated ) စားစရာေသာက္စရာ။
Examples
- ‘Bangkok's so awash in quality victuals
- it's tough to stand out from the pack.’
- ‘Next I had to fling some victuals into the sucking void of self-digesting agony that was my stomach.’
- ‘I remained calm
- though
- because he would not go far without me
- and I had plenty water and victuals to keep me going for some way yet.’
- ‘After the round of introductions
- it was time for some victuals.’
- ‘So I stowed
- in waterproof containers
- in the back of my canoe
- victuals and wine and a picnic blanket and other such finery.’
- ‘And the men took of their victuals
- and asked not counsel at the mouth of The Lord.’
- ‘Ah
- all done
- you'll be better within the hour
- now I must go fetch you two some victuals.’
- ‘Shall we go sate my appetite for perishable victuals
- my ever-loving husband?’
- ‘If a man were sick and obliged to stay within
- no victuals for him that day.’
- ‘And then I remembered the cider in my ice-chest
- and after victuals and a brief respite
- the evening started.’
- ‘If you equate vegetarian food with starch
- stodge
- and more starch
- you'll be delighted to learn there's a restaurant in Singapore free of associations with vegetarian victuals and 1970s communes.’
- ‘When like me you have chosen the tough and rugged regime of living in a lighthouse for two nights
- you will know that getting your daily victuals can be a demanding task.’
- ‘I declined the victuals although others partook of cheese
- crackers and fruit cake.’
- ‘Take food: our hunter-gatherer ancestors never knew a time where there were unlimited victuals.’
- ‘Feeling a bit hungry from my long cruise
- however
- I begged off and looked for some victuals.’
- ‘They consume their victuals from an upside-down position in the belief it causes indigestion
- sends the blood to the head and therefore increases belligerence gainfully.’
- ‘They were to get the same bread rations as active soldiers
- plus a specified daily pay and an opportunity to buy victuals if a commissary was not providing the same.’
- ‘As was the custom at the time
- he went to the house of the poet of Niall to ask for victuals for the journey.’
- ‘Ma always made good food
- if the atmosphere at the table wasn't the best
- the victuals were always top notch…’
- ‘During that time she only ate mild herbs and light victuals.’