The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins. 2013.
Venison — steaks. Venison is the meat of a game animal, especially a deer[1] but also other animals such as antelope, wild boar, etc. Contents 1 … Wikipedia
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 root *weie to … Etymology dictionary
venison — ► NOUN ▪ meat from a deer. ORIGIN Old French venesoun, from Latin venatio hunting … English terms dictionary
venison — [ven′i sən, ven′izən] n. [ME veneison < OFr, hunting < L venatio, the chase < venatus, pp. of venari, to hunt < IE base * wen , to strive for, desire > WIN, L venus, love] 1. Obs. the flesh of a game animal, used as food 2. the… … English World dictionary
venison — /ven euh seuhn, zeuhn/, n. the flesh of a deer or similar animal as used for food. [1250 1300; ME ven(a)ison < OF veneison, venaison < L venation (s. of venatio hunting), equiv. to venat(us) (see VENATIC) + ion ION] * * * ▪ deer meat (from… … Universalium
venison — noun (plural venisons; also venison) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French veneisun game, venison, from Latin venation , venatio hunting, from venari to hunt, pursue; akin to Sanskrit vanoti he strives for more at win Date: 14th century… … New Collegiate Dictionary
venison — Deer Deer (d[=e]r), n. sing. & pl. [OE. der, deor, animal, wild animal, AS. de[ o]r; akin to D. dier, OFries. diar, G. thier, tier, Icel. d[=y]r, Dan. dyr, Sw. djur, Goth. dius; of unknown origin. [root]71.] 1. Any animal; especially, a wild… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
venison — [[t]ve̱nɪz(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT Venison is the meat of a deer … English dictionary
Venison — Meat from a deer is called venison … Hunting glossary
