[Ads-l] venery, was: Re: Kettling

[Laurence Horn]

I can imagine the PETA T-shirt:  HUNTING IS A VENEREAL DISEASE.  It would take some explaining.

LH


> On Jun 8, 2020, at 4:52 PM, Cohen, Gerald Leonard <gcohen at MST.EDU> wrote:
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> About twenty years ago a student in my class was interested
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> in terms of venery (a gaggle of geese, a pride of lions, etc.)
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> and ordered a book on the subject via interlibrary loan.  It was
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> titled _An Exaltation of Larks_, and the phrase terms of venery
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> was included in the subtitle or blurb.
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> I was a bit surprised to see that the book came from a medical-school
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> library but soon realized what must have happened:
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> A university librarian must have seen venery and without looking
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> any further made the mental connection with venereal disease. Hence:
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> medical.
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> 
> Gerald Cohen
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> Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 2:55 PM
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> Subject: Re: Kettling
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> 
> LH:  << Oh, *that* kind of venery.  Nevermind (to quote Emily Litella). >>
> WB:  Mais, bien sur! As in Latin v=C4=93n=C4=81r=C4=AB 'to hunt' (bagging v=
> enison e.g.);
> folk-etymologized as from v=C4=95nus, v=C4=95n=C4=95ris f. 'charm, loveline=
> ss; love';
> Greshamly degenerating into V=C4=95nus on the Half-Shell (Kilgore Trout
> {Farmer/Vonnegut}), vel UrbanDic sim.
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