veney

V4E1N1E1Y4
/ˈvɛneɪ/

noun

A bout; a thrust; a venew.

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Meanings

veney1

nounveney (plural veneys)

plural veneys

  1. obsoleteA 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] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]

Veney2

proper nounVeney (plural Veneys)

plural Veneys

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
venew

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with veney

dene
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Cite this entry
APA

veney. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veney

MLA

“veney.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veney. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “veney,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veney.

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