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venison

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ven·i·son /ˈvenəzən, -sən/ noun [uncountable]  DFthe meat of a deer 鹿肉
Examples from the Corpus
venisonAdd the bacon and venison and cook quickly for a few minutes, stirring frequently, to seal the meat. 4.Forest wardens, verderers, regarders, foresters and sworn jurors made presentments before them of offences against vert and venison.Marshall knew that a vegetarian would not eat venison even if it were free.Two hundred years ago the estate's area supported 1,500 people, and everyone had venison as a right.No venison for him at Christmas.If boar can not be found, a saddle of pork or venison can be used.There also is a faction that claims it resembles venison.He serves the venison with a wild rice compote that contains sun-dried pears, a hard-to-find ingredient.
Origin venison (1200-1300) Old French veneison hunting, hunted animals, from Latin venatio, from venari to hunt
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venison
venison /ˈvenəzən, ˈvenɪzən, -sən/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1200-1300
 Language: Old French
 Origin: veneison 'hunting, hunted animals', from Latin venatio, from venari 'to hunt'
the meat of a deer


ven·isonBrE /ˈvenɪsn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈvenɪsn/ 🔊BrE /ˈvenɪzn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈvenɪzn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] meat from a deer 鹿肉