Fumette

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The unpleasant odour or taste of old game meat. archaic

    "A haunch of venison made her sweat, / Unless it had the right fumette."

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"A haunch of venison made her sweat, / Unless it had the right fumette."

Etymology

French fumet (“odour of wine or meat”), from Latin fumus (“smoke”). See fume.

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