veny
/ˈvɛni/
veny noun: a strike or blow.
Noun
veny (plural venies)
- A strike or blow.
- It is not, as at Fence, where the number of venies [tr. touches] given, gets the victorie: So long as the enemie is on foot, a man is newly to begin.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 47, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book I, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
Forms of veny
| plural | venies |
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Origin of veny
Alteration of French venue. Doublet of venue.
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Words that rhyme with veny
Questions about veny
- What does veny mean?
- Veny means a strike or blow.
- What part of speech is veny?
- Veny is a noun.
- How do you pronounce veny?
- Veny is pronounced /ˈvɛni/.
- What is the plural of veny?
- The plural of veny is venies.
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