| Raven (raven) |
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| n. | (r "v'n) |
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| Ra"ven |
| [AS.
hræfn; akin to D. raaf, G. rabe, OHG.
hraban, Icel. hrafn, Dan. ravn, and perhaps to L.
corvus, Gr. ko`rax. ***radic]19.] (Zoöl.) |
A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to
the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern parts of Europe,
Asia, and America, and is noted for its sagacity.
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Of the color of the
raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven
darkness.
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| Raven (raven) |
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| n. | (r v"'n) |
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| Rav"en |
| [OF.
raviné impetuosity, violence, F. ravine ravine.
See Ravine, Rapine.] [Written also ravin, and
ravine.] |
Rapine; rapacity.
Prey; plunder; food obtained by
violence.
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To obtain or seize by violence.
To devour with great eagerness.
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To prey with
rapacity] to be greedy; to show rapacity.
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