venew

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɛnjuː/
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Rhymes: -ɛnjuː

Noun

venew (plural venews)

Archaic spelling of venue.
(obsolete) A bout, or turn, as at fencing
Synonyms: thrust, hit, veney
- c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
  a quick venew of wit

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