veny

V4E1N1Y4
/ˈvɛni/

noun

A strike or blow.

OriginFrench venue →
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Meanings

nounveny (plural venies)

plural venies

  1. fencingA 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

Origin

  1. Frenchvenue
  2. Englishveny

Alteration of French venue. Doublet of venue.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with veny

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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