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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.
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Language Translation for : venison
Spanish:
carne de venado,
German:
das Wildbrett, Wildbrett-…,
Japanese:
鹿の肉
venison
c.1290, from O.Fr. venesoun "meat of large game," especially deer or boar, also "a hunt," from L. venationem (nom. venatio) "a hunt," also "game as the product of the hunt," from venatus, p.p. of venari "to hunt, pursue," probably from PIE base *wen- "to strive after" (cf. Skt. veti "follows after," Avestan vayeiti "hunts," Lith. veju "to hunt, pursue," O.C.S. voji "warrior," O.E. waþ "hunting," O.N. veiðr "chase, hunting, fishing;" see Venus).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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venison
(from Latin venatus, "to hunt"), the meat from any kind of deer; originally, the term referred to any kind of edible game
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Truly Wild Venison
Free-range, field harvested venison from Broken Arrow Ranch
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Free-range, field harvested venison from Broken Arrow Ranch
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