
Noah Webster
Venery
VEN'ERY, noun [from Venus.] The pleasures of the bed.
Contentment, without the pleasure of lawful venery is continence; of unlawful, chastity.
VEN'ERY, noun [Latin venor, to hunt, that is, to drive or rush.]
The act or exercise of hunting; the sports of the chase.
Beasts of venery and fishes.