cates

Noun

archaic plural plural-only

(archaic) Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties.

Japanese Meaning

食料品、食品（古語で、基本的な備蓄用の食物を指す） / 食事に供される料理、料理の品、贅沢な食事や珍味

The sailors stored extra cates below deck to last them through the storm.

水夫たちは嵐を乗り切るために、船底に余分な食料を蓄えた。

Sense（1）

(archaic) Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties.

I had rather live / With cheese and garlic in a windmill, far, / Than feed on cates and have him talk to me / In any summer house in Christendom.