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Venison

//ˈvɛ.nɪ.zən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The meat of a deer, especially one that was hunted in its own natural habitat. countable, uncountable

    "After shooting a deer, field dressing is the next step necessary for high quality venison."

  2. 2
    meat from a deer used as food wordnet
  3. 3
    The meat of an antelope. South-Africa, countable, uncountable

    "2007, Gregory Simon Bull, Marketing fresh venison in the Eastern Cape Province using a niche marketing strategy (thesis), page xcix"

  4. 4
    The meat of any wild animal that has been hunted rather than raised domestically. countable, obsolete, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English venisoun, venesoun, from Anglo-Norman veneisun, venesoun, venesun (“meat of large game, particularly deer or boar; hunt”), from Latin vēnātiō, vēnātiōnem (“hunt; meat from a hunt”), formed on vēnātus, perfect participle of vēnor (“I hunt”). Doublet of venatio and venation.

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