raver

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rave1

▶verb

• 1 talk wildly or incoherently.

• 2 speak or write about someone or something with great enthusiasm or admiration.

• 3 informal attend a rave party.

▶noun

• 1 informal, chiefly N. Amer. an extremely enthusiastic review or recommendation.

  ■ a person or thing that inspires intense and widely shared enthusiasm.

• 2 informal a lively party involving dancing and drinking.

  ■ a very large party or event with dancing to loud, fast electronic music.

  ■ electronic dance music of the kind played at a rave.

– derivatives
raver noun (informal),
ravey adjective (informal).

– origin ME (in the sense ‘show signs of madness’): prob. from Old North. Fr. raver.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rave2

▶noun a rail of a cart.

■ (raves) a framework added to the sides of a cart to increase its capacity.

– origin C16: var. of the synonymous dial. word rathe, of unknown origin.