"victualling-office" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: victualling-offices [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} victualling-office (plural victualling-offices)
  1. (archaic, humorous, slang) Synonym of breadbasket (“the abdomen or stomach, especially as a vulnerable part of the body in an attack”) Tags: archaic, humorous, slang Synonyms: breadbasket [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-victualling-office-en-noun-0itNm5x1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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