venison
venison
Definition
veni·son (ven′i sən, -zən)
noun
- Obsolete the flesh of a game animal, used as food
- the flesh of a deer, used as food
Etymology: 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
venison
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- smoke: I highly recommend the smoked Argyll ham and smoked venison together, as I do the smoked chicken and smoked goose.
- serve: You may serve the venison from the casserole or transfer it to a nice serving dish.
- farm: Farmed venison tends to be tender; wild venison is often tough.
- produce: Philippa also has a deer farm on the edge of Dartmoor producing organic venison.
- include: The meats included venison, beef, pork, goat, lamb, rabbit, hare, mutton, swans, herons and poultry.
- cube: Try cubed venison for a healthy yet hearty casserole or minced venison for a burger with a difference.
Preposition: with
- sauce: The menu is a real chunk of haut cuisine with a choice of roast haunch of venison with port wine sauce.
Adjective modifier
- wild: From local forests, wild venison is a healthy meat, low in fat.
- local: A wide range of fresh poultry, pheasants, wild ducks and local wild venison is also available.
- Scottish: The overall ' Supreme ' winner was a loin of Scottish wild venison produced by Dundee company Highland Game.
- good: Fletchers of Auchtermuchty Fletchers of Auchtermuchty supply seriously good venison!
- fresh: Beside, it wouldn't pain me to eat a couple slices of fresh venison!
Modifies a noun
- steak: My main course was a venison haunch steak served on a cabbage mash.
- casserole: Choose from mouth-watering Scottish beefsteaks, lightly smoked haddock, venison casseroles or perhaps juicy langoustines.
- sausage: Among the shops is a high quality butchers, famous for its superb venison sausage among many other things.
- stew: Sublime, the tender filet was correctly under cooked and tender as a baby, the venison stew was rich and magnificent.
- filet: My partner had marinaded venison filet which she said was properly gamey.
- burger: I made venison burgers with added bits - tomatoes, apple, onion.
Noun used with modifier
venison Quotes
I see traces of the turtle soup, and venison, and gold spoon in this.
I have chased the English out of France more easily than my fathereverdid, for my fatherdrovethemout by force of arms, whereas I have driven them out with venison pies and good wine.
Browse dictionary entries near venison
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- venire facias
- venire
- venipuncture
- venin
- Venice
- venial
- veni, vidi, vici
- vengeful
- vengeance
