venison

[ ven-uh-suhn, -zuhn ]

/ ˈvɛn ə sən, -zən /

noun

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

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Origin of venison

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

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venin, venipuncture, venire facias, venireman, venisection, venison, Venite, veni, vidi, vici, Venizelos, venlafaxine, venlafaxine hydrochloride

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We had a vast vegetable garden, fruit trees, a henhouse, and my father would hunt most of our meat: venison, elk, bear.
Benjamin Percy: How I Write|Noah Charney|June 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Dinner, at 8pm, normally consists of venison or salmon and salad.
No Garlic and Scones for the Corgis: Former Palace Chef Lifts Lid On Queen's Dining Habits|Tom Sykes|May 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I should hope the city's homeless people will be munching on some venison burgers for the foreseeable future.
The Deer Slaughter Starts Tonight|Michael Tomasky|March 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This chair by British designer Thomas Heatherwick is now on view in his show at Haunch of Venison gallery in New York.
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She said the DIVA women were happy and supportive and her family ate the venison she brought home.
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Beef and venison are plentiful, but the beef is of rather a sinuous texture.
Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes|Sylvia Sunshine
His stock of venison added to ours would enable us to perform the voyage without having again to stop and hunt for game.
Snow Shoes and Canoes|William H. G. Kingston
They made a fire at once, and while Rolf got the mid-day meal of tea and venison, Quonab skinned the fisher.
Rolf In The Woods|Ernest Thompson Seton
Our forefathers liked their venison in gobbets, for three hours at a stretch, and washed it down with a tun or two of sack.
Francis Beaumont: Dramatist|Charles Mills Gayley
"'Tis venison, boy, that was never shot by the King's keeper," he answered.
The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 of 3|George Augustus Sala

British Dictionary definitions for venison

venison

/ (ˈvɛnɪzən, -sən) /

noun

the flesh of a deer, used as food

archaic the flesh of any game animal used for food

Word Origin for venison

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

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