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noun
the flesh of a deer or similar animal as used for food.
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Venison
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Example Sentences
- The only venison that can be sold commercially by butchers is ranch-raised.
- Slabs of drying venison hang from the ceiling, alongside a primitive wood stove.
- Later, feast on island fare: venison and rabbit hot pot, seasonal salads from seaweed-composted garden.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
venison
late 13c., 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,"
EXPANDAvestan vayeiti "hunts," Lith. veju "to hunt, pursue," O.C.S. voji "warrior," O.E. waþ "hunting," O.N. veiðr "chase, hunting, fishing;" see Venus).
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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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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