Deer
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster
Deer - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
DEER, n. Sing. And plu. [Gr. A wild beast. The primary sense is simply roving, wild, untamed; hence, a wild beast.] A quadruped of the genus Cervus, of several species, as the stag, the fallow deer, the roe-buck, the rane or rane-deer, _c. These animals are wild and hunted in the forest, or kept in parks. Their flesh called venison, is deemed excellent food.
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Read “Deer” in the 10 dictionaries- RoeEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- RoebuckEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- DeerInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- DoeInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- FawnInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- Roe; RoebuckInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- DeerSmith’s Bible Dictionary
- Roe, RoebuckSmith’s Bible Dictionary
- deer, doe, fawn, roebuck, stagTranslation Words
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Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
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