Defn: Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion. Luke xi. 39.
RAVENING
Rav"en*ing, a.
Defn: Greedily devouring; rapacious; as, ravening wolves.
— Rav"en*ing*ly, adv.
RAVENOUS
Rav"en*ous, a. Etym: [From 2d Raven.]
1. Devouring with rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; as, a ravenous wolf or vulture.
2. Eager for prey or gratification; as, a ravenous appetite or
desire.
— Rav"en*ous*ly, adv.
— Rav"en*ous*ness, n.
RAVEN'S-DUCK
Ra"ven's-duck`, n. Etym: [Cf. G. ravenstuch.]
Defn: A fine quality of sailcloth. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
RAVER
Rav"er, n.
Defn: One who raves.