Hypertext Webster Gateway: "raven"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Raven
Heb. 'orebh, from a root meaning "to be black" (comp. Cant.
5:11); first mentioned as "sent forth" by Noah from the ark
(Gen. 8:7). "Every raven after his kind" was forbidden as food
(Lev. 11:15; Deut. 14:14). Ravens feed mostly on carrion, and
hence their food is procured with difficulty (Job 38:41; Ps.
147:9). When they attack kids or lambs or weak animals, it is
said that they first pick out the eyes of their victims (Prov.
30:17). When Elijah was concealed by the brook Cherith, God
commanded the ravens to bring him "bread and flesh in the
morning, and bread and flesh in the evening" (1 Kings 17:3-6).
(See {ELIJAH}.)
There are eight species of ravens in Palestine, and they are
everywhere very numerous in that land.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Raven \Ra"ven\, a.
Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven
darkness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
raven
n : large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped
tail [syn: {Corvus corax}]
v 1: obtain or seize by violence
2: prey on or hunt for [syn: {prey}]
3: eat greedily [syn: {devour}, {gulp}, {guttle}, {pig}]
4: feed greedily
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