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ˈvictualling-ˈoffice
[f. as prec.]
An office concerned with the victualling of ships, esp. of ships of the Royal Navy.
1668Extr. St. P. rel. Friends iii. (1912) 278 The Place was originally called Maison de diew, but now his Ma[jes]tis victualing office in this Port is seated there. 1710C. Shadwell Fair Quaker Deal i. i. 9 We..pry into the Rogueries of the Victualling-Office. 1757W. Thompson R.N. Advoc. 48 The Labourers of Portsmouth Victualling Office are..employed in extra Hours. 1751England's Gazetteer s.v. Dover, The courts of chancery, admiralty, &c. relating to them all, are kept in St. James's Ch., and here are a custom-house and victualling-office. 1827Scott Chron. Canongate iii, Now, my wife had keepit a victualling office. 1834Encycl. Metrop. (1845) VI. 350 The Victualling Office at Plymouth..is now brought almost into juxta-position with it [sc. the Dockyard].
b. Boxing slang. The stomach.
1751Smollett Per. Pic. c, He..found it impracticable to smite his antagonist upon the victualling office. 1785Grose Dict. Vulg. Tongue s.v. 1820Sporting Mag. VI. 80 Spring put in a heavy claim on his opponent's victualling office. |