![]() When used to mean “to plunder,” raven is also applied to people: When used in reference to feeding, raven is most often associated with wolf, as in “ravening wolf.” It is usually used of animals-even very small ones, if their potential for causing pain or damage is great: The verb means “to devour greedily,” “to prey” or “to prowl for food,” and, more figuratively, “to plunder.” It came to English through French from Latin. It comes from an Old English word and its related adjective means “shiny and black” (as in “raven hair”). The noun is much more common, meaning “a large, glossy-black bird” that resembles a crow.
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