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veney

/ˈvɛneɪ/

veney noun: a bout; a thrust; a venew.

Noun

veney (plural veneys)

  1. (obsolete) A bout; a thrust; a venew.
    • I bruised my shin th’ other day with playing at sword and dagger with a master of fence; three veneys for a dish of stewed prunes; and, by my troth, I cannot abide the smell of hot meat since.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Proper noun capitalized: Veney

Veney (plural Veneys)

  1. A surname.

Forms of veney

Noun
pluralveneys
Proper noun
pluralVeneys

Words that rhyme with veney

Questions about veney

What does veney mean?
Veney means a bout; a thrust; a venew.
What part of speech is veney?
Veney can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce veney?
Veney is pronounced /ˈvɛneɪ/.
What is the plural of veney?
The plural of veney is veneys.

Words near veney in the dictionary

  1. veneurs
  2. Veneux-les-Sablons
  3. venew
  4. venewe
  5. venews
  6. veney
  7. veneys
  8. Venez
  9. Venez.
  10. Venezia
  11. Venezia Euganea

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