victualing

Stocking with provisions

Victualing is the act of supplying food and provisions, especially to a ship, army, or institution.

The word comes from victuals, an old term for food supplies.

A victualing house or victualing yard is where provisions are stored and distributed.

Also spelled victualling in British English.

provisioning

supplies

Resources for a task

resupply · commissariat · quartermaster · larder · pantry · stores · inventory · procurement · foraging · allocation

maritime

ship

Seagoing transport vessel

  • voyageJourney by sea
  • galleyOnboard food preparation area
  • portDocking place for ships

harbor · chandler · naval · fleet · crew · seamen · rations · biscuit · grog · salt pork

nourishment

sustenance

Means of living

provisions · foodstuff · comestibles · consumables · edibles · refreshments · viands · alimentation · subsistence · nurture

culinary

cooking

Preparing food with heat

recipe · chef · seasoning · ingredient · baking · roasting · grilling · preserving · curing · smoking

Categories
Opposites
supply vs. consumption

victualingconsuming

Using up entirely

depleting · eating · devouring · exhausting · using up

provisioning vs. deprivation

victualingstarving

Suffering extreme hunger

depriving · famishing · undersupplying · rationing · neglecting

Family

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