VENISON

venison

(noun) meat from a deer used as food

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

venison (countable and uncountable, plural venisons)

The meat of a deer.

(South Africa) The meat of an antelope.

Synonyms

• deer meat, deerflesh

Source: Wiktionary

Ven"i*son, n. Etym: [OE. veneison, veneson, venison, OF. veneison, F. venaison, L. venatio hunting, the chase, game, fr. venari, p. p. venatus, to hunt; perhaps akin to OHG. weidin, weidenen, to pasture, to hunt, G. weide pasturage. Cf. Gain to acquire, Venation.]

1. Beasts of the chase. [Obs.] Fabyan.

2. Formerly, the flesh of any of the edible beasts of the chase, also of game birds; now, the flesh of animals of the deer kind exclusively.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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