n. The meat of a deer. Carnal term (sarconym) for deer.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Beasts of the chase.
n. Formerly, the flesh of any of the edible beasts of the chase, also of game birds; now, the flesh of animals of the deer kind exclusively.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A beast or beasts of the chase, as deer and other large game.
n. The flesh of such game used as food; specifically, the flesh of animals of the deer tribe: now the common use of the word.
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n. meat from a deer used as food
Word Usage
"The fat in venison is mostly subcutaneous, not marbled in like beef, so seasoning it has no effect other than spoiling the fat and tainting the meat."