Venison: Difference between revisions
From Cunnan
Jump to navigationJump to search
(wanted article) |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
Venison's [[Latin]] root "venatio" refers to "hunting game", thus venison could mean the meat of any [[animal]] hunted down. The word was still being used in this context in the [[19th century]] as "kangaroo venison". |
Venison's [[Latin]] root "venatio" refers to "hunting game", thus venison could mean the meat of any [[animal]] hunted down. The word was still being used in this context in the [[19th century]] as "kangaroo venison". |
||
== Random Quote == |
|||
"Hares are thought to nourish melancholy, yet they are eaten as venison, both roasted and boiled." Fynes Moryson, An Itinerary, 1617. |
|||
Revision as of 21:26, 30 January 2006
Venison currently refers to the meat of deer. Venison is one of those words like cotton, gay or naughty, that have had their meaning changed with time.
Venison's Latin root "venatio" refers to "hunting game", thus venison could mean the meat of any animal hunted down. The word was still being used in this context in the 19th century as "kangaroo venison".
Random Quote
"Hares are thought to nourish melancholy, yet they are eaten as venison, both roasted and boiled." Fynes Moryson, An Itinerary, 1617.
