ravin
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rav·in
also rav·en (răv′ən)n.
1. Voracity; rapaciousness.
2. Something taken as prey.
3. The act or practice of preying.
[Middle English ravin, raven, from Old French ravine, rapine, from Latin rapīna, from rapere, to seize; see rep- in Indo-European roots.]
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ravin
(ˈrævɪn)vb
(Colours) an archaic spelling of raven2
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rav•in
(ˈræv ɪn)n.
1. something taken as prey.
2. plunder; despoliation.
[1325–75; Middle English ravin(e) < Old French ravine < Latin rapīna rapine]
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ravin
Past participle: ravined
Gerund: ravining
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