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'''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''' 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. |
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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". |
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Due to a ban on commoners hunting deer in certain parts of the medieval world, venison is often regarded as a meat for nobility only. |
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== Random Quote == |
== Random Quote == |
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"Hares are thought to nourish melancholy, yet they are eaten as venison, both roasted and boiled." Fynes Moryson, An Itinerary, 1617. |
"Hares are thought to nourish melancholy, yet they are eaten as venison, both roasted and boiled." Fynes Moryson, An Itinerary, 1617. |
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Latest revision as of 23:03, 2 February 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".
Due to a ban on commoners hunting deer in certain parts of the medieval world, venison is often regarded as a meat for nobility only.
Random Quote
"Hares are thought to nourish melancholy, yet they are eaten as venison, both roasted and boiled." Fynes Moryson, An Itinerary, 1617.
