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Thesaurus: venery

Sexual love; sexual intercourse; coition.

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  1. n. Sexual love; sexual intercourse; coition.
  2. n. The art, act, or practice of hunting; the sports of the chase.
  3. Sexual love; sexual intercourse; coition. Contentment, without the pleasure of lawful venery, is continence; of unlawful, chastity. Grew. The art, act, or practice of hunting; the sports of the chase. "Beasts of venery and fishes." Sir T. Browne. I love hunting and venery. Chaucer.
  4. Sexual love; sexual intercourse; coition.Contentment, without the pleasure of lawful venery, is continence; ofunlawful, chastity. Grew.
  5. n. Sexual love; sexual intercourse; coition. n. The art, act, or practice of hunting; the sports of the chase.