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Raven \Rav"en\, v. i.
To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity.
[Written also {ravin}, and {ravine}.]
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Benjamin shall raven as a wolf. --Gen. xlix.
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Raven \Ra"ven\ (r[=a]"v'n), n. [AS. hr[ae]fn; akin to D. raaf,
G. rabe, OHG. hraban, Icel. hrafn, Dan. ravn, and perhaps to
L. corvus, Gr. ko`rax. [root]19.] (Zool.)
A large black passerine bird ({Corvus corax}), similar to the
crow, but larger, and has a harsh, loud call. It is native of
the northern parts of Europe, Asia and America, and is noted
for its sagacity.
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{Sea raven} (Zool.), the cormorant.
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Raven \Ra"ven\, a.
Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven
darkness.
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Raven \Rav"en\ (r[a^]v"'n), n. [OF. ravine impetuosity,
violence, F. ravine ravine. See {Ravine}, {Rapine}.] [Written
also {ravin}, and {ravine}.]
1. Rapine; rapacity. --Ray.
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2. Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.
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Raven \Rav"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ravened} (r[a^]v"'nd); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Ravening}.] [Written also ravin, and ravine.]
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1. To obtain or seize by violence. --Hakewill.
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2. To devour with great eagerness.
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Like rats that ravin down their proper bane. --Shak.
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