: the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe beef and venison varieties are 100% grass-fed and finished, and turkey options are free-range.Good Housekeeping, 16 Aug. 2022 Trattoria Camozzi is the only tavern around, serving game, hare and venison and La Tana del Tasso is a no-frills B&B. Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022 Lawmakers moved to outlaw the practice after state officials found worrisome levels of PFAS in drinking water, soil, milk, livestock and venison. Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2022 Meals are made using produce and meat from the 1,000-acre estate, and breakfast might include eggs Benedict with paper-thin slices of ham, while dinner could be chargrilled venison with Jerusalem artichoke and poached quince.New York Times, 15 July 2022 In a separate sausage cooker, the restaurant produces Czech-style beef sausage, jalapeño cheddar pork sausage and black pepper and garlic venison sausage, available daily. Megha Mcswain, Chron, 18 May 2022 The earliest versions of chili, Guerra posits, would have been made with meats such as venison, rabbit and turtle. Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2022 The venison will then be donated to area food banks.Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2021 Kim Taylor, who runs the cafe in summer, also has a small venison business.New York Times, 10 Jan. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English venisoun "game animal, meat of a game animal," borrowed from Anglo-French veneisun, going back to Latin vēnātiōn-, vēnātiō "hunting, game animals," from vēnārī "to go hunting, hunt" (probably derivative of a nominal stem *wēn- "hunting, of the hunt," lengthened-grade derivative of a verbal stem *wen- "wish, desire") + -tiōn-, tiō, suffix of action nouns — more at venus