- (v.t.) To obtain or seize by violence.
- (a.) Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven darkness.
- (v.i.) To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity.
- (n.) Rapine; rapacity.
- (n.) 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.
- (v.t.) To devour with great eagerness.
- (n.) Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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