Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vittle

/vˈɪtəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vit-tle
IPA: /vˈɪtəl/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of victual.

verb

Alternative spelling of victual.

Example Sentences

"Shift bore (for il aire) as best ye do thinke, / and twise a day giue him fresh vittle and drinke: […]"
"For as the Teeth in Beasts of Prey / Are Swords, with which they fight in Fray. / So Swords in Men of War, are Teeth, / Which they do eat their Vittle with."
"Friday told me, ſuch a Boat would do very well, and would carry much enough Vittle, Drink, Bread, that was his Way of Talking."
"I must confess your wine and vittle / I was too hard upon a little: / Your table neat, your linen fine; / And though in miniature, you shine: […]"
"Robin promis'd me / A' my winter vittle; / Fient haet he had but three / Goos feathers and whittle."
"[H]is motto was, "Meat first, and spoon vittles to top off on.""

Inflected Forms

vittles (plural) vittles (present, singular) vittling (participle, present) vittled (participle, past) vittled (past)

Rhymes With

little it'll brittle acquittal belittle whittle non-committal committal tittle spittle kittel noncommittal

Questions

How do you pronounce vittle?: The recorded pronunciation is /vˈɪtəl/.
What does vittle mean?: Alternative spelling of victual.

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