I. noun
also rav·en ˈravə̇n
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English ravin, ravine, from Middle French ravine — more at ravine
1. : rapine , rapacity
2.
a. : an act or habit of preying or devouring : predacity , predatism
b. : something seized or devoured as prey
red in tooth and claw with ravin — Alfred Tennyson
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from ravin, ravine, n.
obsolete : ravenous
III.
variant of raven