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Webster 1913 Edition
Raven
Ra′ven
(rā′v’n)
, Noun.
[AS.
hræfn
; akin to D. raaf
, G. rabe
, OHG. hraban
, Icel. hrafn
, Dan. ravn
, and perhaps to L. corvus
, Gr. κόραξ
. √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. Sea raven
(Zool.)
, the cormorant.
Ra′ven
,Adj.
Of the color of the raven; jet black;
as,
raven
curls; raven
darkness.Rav′en
(răv′’n)
, Noun.
[Written also
ravin
, and ravine
.] 1.
Rapine; rapacity.
Ray.
2.
Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.
Rav′en
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Ravened
(răv′’nd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ravening
.] [Written also
ravin
, and ravine
.] 1.
To obtain or seize by violence.
Hakewill.
2.
To devour with great eagerness.
Like rats that
ravin
down their proper bane. Shakespeare
Rav′en
,Verb.
I.
To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity.
[Written also
ravin
, and ravine
.] Benjamin shall
raven
as a wolf. Gen. xlix. 27.
Webster 1828 Edition
Raven
RAVEN
,Noun.
A large fowl of a black color, of the genus Corvus.
RAVEN
,Verb.
T.
1.
To devour with great eagerness; to eat with voracity.Our natures do pursue, like rats that raven down their proper bane, a thirsty evil, and when we drink, we die.
Like a roaring lion, ravening the prey. Ezek. 22.
2.
To obtain by violence.RAVEN
,Verb.
I.
Benjamin shall raven as a wolf. Gen 49.
RAVEN
,Noun.
1.
Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence. Nah. 2.2.
Rapine; rapacity.