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Definition of ravin in English: ravinnoun ˈravɪnˈravən mass nounarchaic Violent seizure of prey or property; plunder. 〈古或诗/文〉掠夺，劫掠；捕食 Example sentencesExamples - And like as they spring all from one root, so tend they all to one end: idly to live by rape and ravin, devouring the fruit of other men's labours.
Synonyms plundering, plunder, looting, pillaging, robbing, robbery, raiding, ravaging, sacking, sack, ransacking, devastation, laying waste, wreckage, destruction, damage
OriginMiddle English: from Old French ravine, from Latin rapina 'pillage' (see rapine). RhymesGavin, ravine, savin, spavin Definition of ravin in US English: ravinnounˈravən archaic Violent seizure of prey or property; plunder. 〈古或诗/文〉掠夺，劫掠；捕食 Example sentencesExamples - And like as they spring all from one root, so tend they all to one end: idly to live by rape and ravin, devouring the fruit of other men's labours.
Synonyms plundering, plunder, looting, pillaging, robbing, robbery, raiding, ravaging, sacking, sack, ransacking, devastation, laying waste, wreckage, destruction, damage
OriginMiddle English: from Old French ravine, from Latin rapina ‘pillage’ (see rapine). |