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Definition of Ravens

Raven
Raven Ra"ven, a. Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven darkness.
Raven
Raven Rav"en, n. [OF. ravine impetuosity, violence, F. ravine ravine. See Ravine, Rapine.] [Written also ravin, and ravine.] 1. Rapine; rapacity. --Ray. 2. Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.
Raven
Raven Rav"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ravened; p. pr. & vb. n. Ravening.] [Written also ravin, and ravine.] 1. To obtain or seize by violence. --Hakewill. 2. To devoir with great eagerness. Like rats that ravin down their proper bane. --Shak.
Raven
Raven Rav"en, v. 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.
Raven
Raven Ra"ven, n. [AS. hr[ae]fn; akin to raaf, G. rabe, OHG. hraban, Icel. hrafn, Dan. ravn, and perhaps to L. corvus, Gr. ?. ???.] (Zo["o]l.) 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["o]l.), the cormorant.

Meaning of Ravens from wikipedia

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- depictions of ravens Ravens of the Tower of London Oxford English Dictionary entry for "raven". Simpson, J.; Weiner, E., eds. (1989). "Raven". Oxford English...
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