Vittled vs Pittled - What's the difference?
vittled | pittled |
(vittle)
(archaic) Food.
*1719: Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe [http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=surround&offset=193683702&tag=Defoe,+Daniel:+Robinson+Crusoe,+1719&query=+vittle&id=DefCru1]
*:Friday told me such a boat would do very well, and would carry "much enough vittle , drink, bread;" this was his way of talking.
*1724-5: Jonathan Swift, Stella's Birthday [http://books.google.com/books?vid=0Q1aTcKx816tKEXQV-&id=lr8pL4h149IC&pg=RA132-PA438&lpg=RA132-PA438&dq=vittle&as_brr=1]
*:I must confess your wine and vittle
*:I was too hard upon a little:
To provide or obtain edible provisions.
*1860: William Carleton, Tales & Stories of the Irish Peasantry [http://books.google.com/books?vid=0xMcUMngBk1S0v&id=_CAQRLQevpAC&pg=RA5-PA251&lpg=RA5-PA251&dq=vittled]
*:...Balgruntie was bent on makin' the attempt, especially after he heard that the castle was well vittled , an' indeed he was meritoriously joined by his men, who piously licked their lips on hearin' of such glad tidin's.