raven

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raven1 /ˈreɪv(ə)n/

▶noun a large heavily built black crow. [Corvus corax and related species.] ▶adjective (especially of hair) of a glossy black colour.

– origin OE hræfn, of Gmc origin.

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raven2 /ˈrav(ə)n/

▶verb archaic

• 1 (of a wild animal) hunt voraciously for prey.

• 2 devour voraciously.

– origin C15: from OFr. raviner, orig. ‘to ravage’, based on L. rapina ‘pillage’.