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ravin definition

ravin (rav′ən)

noun

  1. a violent preying or plundering; rapine
  2. anything captured; prey or plunder

Etymology: ME ravine < OFr: see raven

transitive verb, intransitive verb

raven

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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