venison
noun
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The Editors, Field & Stream, 4 July 2024
Place the venison over them and pour in the red wine.
7) Roast the venison for 30 minutes at 425, then raise the temperature to 500 degrees and roast for 15 minutes more until medium rare.
—Johnny Noakes, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2024
Olivier made a venison stew from venison one guest had hunted.
—Eliza Dumais, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2023
Standout dishes include venison tartare; turbot filet served with Adriatic prawns; baked lamb with potatoes, red peppers and eggplant; and, for dessert, hazelnut mousse on a chocolate brownie with bergamot cream.
—Alex Crevar, New York Times, 13 June 2024
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venison
noun
Middle English venison "the flesh of a game animal hunted for food," from early French veneisun "flesh of hunted animals, venison," from Latin venation-, venatio, "hunting," from venari "to hunt"
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