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单词 agent-victualler
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agent-victualler
b. One who furnishes a ship or navy with provisions. Also agent-victualler (see quot. 1769).In early use, one who undertook to provision a trading vessel in return for a share in the profits.
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society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > associated shore-based personnel > [noun] > one who provisions a ship
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the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [noun] > supplying food or catering > supplying to soldiers > to ship or navy
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society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > naval officials > [noun] > officials providing specific services
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1432–50 in Cal. Proc. Chancery Queen Elizabeth (1827) I. Pref. 38 On balynger cleped the Cristofre,..and therof Wolfe maister, and Sir Ramfray Arundell and Sir John Trerys Knyghtes owners and vitallers.
1623 R. Whitbourne Disc. New-found-land 26 Those men are yeerely hired by the Owners, and Victuallers foorth of ships in those voyages.
1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 35 The Ship hath one third part; the Victuler the other third; the other third part is for the Company.
1647 L. Haward Charges Crown Revenue 20 Victualer of the Navy: Fee, [£]58. 0. 0.
1757 W. Thompson Royal Navy-men's Advocate 18 The Victuallers and their Officers Report..being of equal Account, it will be needless to animadvert thereon.
1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Agent-Victualler, an officer stationed at a royal port, to regulate the victualing of the king's ships, under the directions of the commissioners for victualing the navy.
1796 Ld. Nelson in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) II. 248 Mr. Heatly, the great victualler, writes me that the supply he is now procuring, will be the first and last, for the Port of Genoa will be shut.
1809 R. Langford Introd. Trade 101 Beg your victualler to get the beef properly salted.
1845 Encycl. Metrop. VI. 341/1 To the Victualling establishment..[at Malta] there is attached an agent victualler and clerks.
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