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venison |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Venison \Ven"i*son\ (?; 277), n. [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?n, 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: venison n : meat from a deer used as food
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