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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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