Any of several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus Corvus, especially the common raven, Corvus corax.
Rapine; rapacity.
Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.
Of the color of the raven; jet-black
To obtain or seize by violence.
To devour with great eagerness.
To prey on with rapacity.
To show rapacity; to be greedy (for something).
A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
The cry of the rooster.
A corvus) used by the Roman navy to board enemy ships.
The mesentery of an animal.
To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in joy, gaiety, or defiance.
To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.
To test the reed of a double reed instrument by placing the reed alone in the mouth and blowing it.