Raven
Raven (rā"v'n) , noun
[Anglo-Saxon hrafn; akin to Dutch raaf, German rabe, Old High German hraban, Icelandic hrafn, Danish ravn, and perhaps to Latin corvus, Greek ko`rax. r19.]
(Zoology) 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.
Collocations (1)
Sea raven (Zoology) , the cormorant.
Raven , adjective
Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven darkness.
Raven (rav"'n) , noun
[Old French ravine impetuosity, violence, French ravine ravine. See Ravine, Rapine.]
1.
Rapine; rapacity. — Ray
2.
Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.
Raven (rav"'nd) , transitive verb
[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.
Raven , intransitive verb
To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity.
Benjamin shall raven as a wolf.