1. : any of the animals (as fallow deer, roe deer, fox, marten) that might be kept in or hunted under a chase in medieval England — compare beast of venery , beast of warren
2. : a game mammal — not used technically
1. : any of the animals (as fallow deer, roe deer, fox, marten) that might be kept in or hunted under a chase in medieval England — compare beast of venery , beast of warren
2. : a game mammal — not used technically
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012