re·vict·ual
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revictualed or revictualled; revictualing or revictualling
Definition of revictual
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transitive
: to supply (someone or something) with a fresh stock of provisions
Officers who bought oxen … to revictual the fleet were allowed to sell the hides after the animals had been slaughtered.— Peter McCormick
2
intransitive
: to obtain a fresh stock of provisions
Small, slow ships plodded out to Cape Town; revictualled there and plodded on to Australia.— Don Charlwood
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“Revictual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revictual. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of revictual was in the 15th century
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