| 单词 | victualling-bill |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvictualling-bill victualling-bill n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > supply of food or provisions > [noun] > supplied to sailors > warrant for providing victualling-bill1846 1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. vi. 78 From whence proceeded that black trade of buying and selling navy and victualling bills, and transport debts. 1809 R. Langford Introd. Trade 130 Bills victualling, bills issued by the Victualling board, bearing interest till due and paid. 1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. 72 The master of any vessel outward-bound has to apply to the searcher for a victualling-bill, which is a warrant for the shipment of such stores as he may require. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Victualling-bill, a custom-house document, warranting the shipment of such bonded stores as the master of an outward-bound merchantman may require for his intended voyage. < as lemmas |
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