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Pronunciation : Ra"ven
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. hr?fn; akin to raaf, G. rabe, OHG. hraban, Icel. hrafn, Dan. ravn, and perhaps to L. corvus, Gr. (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern part of Europe, Asia and America, and is noted for its sagacity. Sea raven (Zo?l.), the cormorant.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ra"ven
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven darkness.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Rav"en
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. ravine impetuosity, violence, F. ravine ravine. See Ravine, Rapine.] [Written also ravin, and ravine.]
Definition : 1. Rapine; rapacity. Ray.

2. Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Rav"en
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Written also ravin, and ravine.]
Definition : 1. To obtain or seize by violence. Hakewill.

2. To devoir with great eagerness. Like rats that ravin down their proper bane. Shak.

t. [imp. & p. p. Ravened; p. pr. & vb. n. Ravening.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Rav"en
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity. [Written also ravin, and ravine.] Benjamin shall raven as a wolf. Gen. xlix. 27.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913