Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
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 — [13] Latin vēnātiō meant ‘hunting’, hence ‘hunted animals, game’ (it was derived from vēnārī ‘hunt’, which may be distantly related to English win). English acquired it via Old French venison in the sense ‘flesh of hunted animals used for food’,… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
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
