Definition of "necessaries" []

• Necessary or indispensable items (noun)

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• ""Yes," said Wright, "but long enough for an accident; how I do like necessaries;" adding, in an undertone, as he pulled his wife along, something about "enough for _tavern debts_, but nothing to buy _necessaries_.""
• "Into this pit the women dragged bedding, food, and all sorts of necessaries from the wagons."
• "He has pointed out that certain necessaries of life, such as tea and coffee, are taxed."