victuals
Stores for eating
Victuals is an old-fashioned or deliberately folksy word for food and provisions.
The spelling looks like it should rhyme with "rituals," but it's pronounced "vittles": The travelers stocked up on victuals before crossing the mountains.
The word appears most often in historical contexts or humorous imitations of rural speech.
Characteristic cooking style
- fareTransport payment
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- rationsControlled food portions
- ediblesItems safe to consume
comestibles · viands · grub · nourishment · sustenance · meals · dishes · foodstuffs
Furnish or stock
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- storesRetail establishments or reserves
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- rationsControlled food portions
reserve · cache · stash · hoard · inventory · allocation · distribution · quartermaster
Durable unleavened sailor's cracker
- hardtackImperishable unleavened wafer
- salt porkBrined fatty pork
- grogDiluted spirits, often rum
- galleyOnboard food preparation area
mess · rations · scurvy · limeys · provisions · stores · cask · barrel
Resources for a task
- rationsControlled food portions
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- pantryHousehold provisions closet
- larderCool food storage room
groceries · comestibles · staples · stores · fare · cache · reserve · essentials
Controlled food portions
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
- famineSevere food shortage
hunger · scarcity · preserved · nonperishable · subsistence · emergency · meager · sparse
Means of living
- nutritionBodily use of food
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- alimentationProviding food or nourishment
nurture · replenishment · nutrients · wholesome · fortification · daily bread · strength · energy
Food that sustains life
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- sustenanceMeans of living
- nutritionBodily use of food
- alimentationProviding food or nourishment
replenishment · fortification · nurture · fuel · energy · daily bread · livelihood · maintenance
Thick vegetable stew
- hardtackImperishable unleavened wafer
- ship's biscuitDurable unleavened sailor's cracker
- gruelThin watery porridge
- salt porkBrined fatty pork
posset · trencher · pemmican · sop · salted cod · jerky · biscuit · porridge
Imperishable unleavened wafer
- pemmicanConcentrated portable meat provisions
- salt porkBrined fatty pork
- pottageThick vegetable stew
- gruelThin watery porridge
mead · salmagundi · posset · jerky · biltong · ship's biscuit · preserved meats · dried fish
Acceptable to the tongue
- savoryAppetizing, not sweet
- delectableExtremely pleasing to taste
- tastyGood to eat
- succulentMoist and flavorful
fresh · wholesome · hearty · filling · satisfying · nourishing · plain · simple
cuisine
Characteristic cooking style
- fareTransport payment
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- rationsControlled food portions
edibles · comestibles · viands · grub · nourishment · sustenance · meals · dishes · foodstuffs · cooking
supply
Furnish or stock
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- storesRetail establishments or reserves
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
rations · reserve · cache · stash · hoard · inventory · allocation · distribution · quartermaster · commissary
ship's biscuit
Durable unleavened sailor's cracker
galley · mess · rations · scurvy · limeys · provisions · stores · cask · barrel · hold
supplies
Resources for a task
larder · groceries · comestibles · staples · stores · fare · cache · reserve · essentials · foodstuffs
rations
Controlled food portions
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
famine · hunger · scarcity · preserved · nonperishable · subsistence · emergency · meager · sparse · lean times
sustenance
Means of living
- nutritionBodily use of food
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
alimentation · nurture · replenishment · nutrients · wholesome · fortification · daily bread · strength · energy · fuel
nourishment
Food that sustains life
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- sustenanceMeans of living
- nutritionBodily use of food
alimentation · replenishment · fortification · nurture · fuel · energy · daily bread · livelihood · maintenance · keep
pottage
Thick vegetable stew
- hardtackImperishable unleavened wafer
- ship's biscuitDurable unleavened sailor's cracker
- gruelThin watery porridge
salt pork · posset · trencher · pemmican · sop · salted cod · jerky · biscuit · porridge · stew
hardtack
Imperishable unleavened wafer
gruel · mead · salmagundi · posset · jerky · biltong · ship's biscuit · preserved meats · dried fish · burgoo
palatable
Acceptable to the tongue
- savoryAppetizing, not sweet
- delectableExtremely pleasing to taste
- tastyGood to eat
succulent · fresh · wholesome · hearty · filling · satisfying · nourishing · plain · simple · humble
victualsfamine
Severe food shortage
starvation · hunger · deprivation · scarcity · want
victual, victualing, victualling, victualer, victualers, victuallers