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deer
noun
-
deer
a
large
plant-eating
mammal
with
slender
legs
,
a
short
tail
,
and
in
most
species
branched
antlers
on
the
males
•
A
family
of
deer
grazed
quietly
at
the
edge
of
the
forest
.
A
family
of
deer
grazed
quietly
at
the
edge
of
the
forest
.
•
The
headlights
caught
a
deer
crossing
the
road
,
so
the
driver
slowed
down
.
The
headlights
caught
a
deer
crossing
the
road
,
so
the
driver
slowed
down
.
Old
English
dēor
originally
meant
‘
animal
’
or
‘
beast
’;
over
time
its
meaning
narrowed
to
the
specific
hoofed
mammal
known
today
.
noun
-
deer
in
old
use
,
any
wild
animal
,
especially
one
that
could
be
hunted
•
In
medieval
times
,
hunters
pursued
all
kinds
of
deer
through
the
royal
forest
.
In
medieval
times
,
hunters
pursued
all
kinds
of
deer
through
the
royal
forest
.
•
The
poem
speaks
of
swift
deer
roaming
the
hills
,
meaning
any
wild
creatures
.
The
poem
speaks
of
swift
deer
roaming
the
hills
,
meaning
any
wild
creatures
.
The
broader
sense
survives
only
in
historical
texts
;
in
Old
English
and
Middle
English
,
dēor
covered
most
animals
that
could
be
hunted
.
