venison

[ven-uh-suhn, -zuhn]

noun

1. the flesh of a deer or similar animal as used for food.

venison

/ ˈvɛnɪzən, -sən /

noun

1. the flesh of a deer, used as food

2. archaic,  the flesh of any game animal used for food

Word History and Origins

Origin of venison¹

1250–1300; Middle English ven ( a ) ison < Old French veneison, venaison < Latin vēnātiōn (stem of vēnātiō hunting), equivalent to vēnāt ( us ) ( venatic ) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of venison¹

C13: from Old French venaison, from Latin vēnātiō hunting, from vēnārī to hunt

Example Sentences

Cruelty is the governing ethos of Henry II. And the king owns all the venison.

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When instructed to cook a meal “fit for a king,” Yeon turns to venison because deer had symbolized kings, and the tongue is seen a rare delicacy only he has the privilege to enjoy.

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He dined on venison Scotch egg washed down with Buckfast tonic wine, which Fallon said had left him feeling a bit worse for wear.

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It’s stepped in as a supporting player in main-course recipes, too, featuring duck, chicken, pork or venison.

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Back before California was settled by Europeans and others, the Miwok and Nisenan subsisted on a hunter-gatherer diet of acorns, venison, salmon, pine nuts, elderberries, and other berries and plants.

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