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单词 raveny
释义

ravenyn.

Forms: late Middle English–1500s raueny, 1500s rauany, 1500s rauenie, 1500s rauenye.
Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ravin n.1, -y suffix3.
Etymology: Apparently < ravin n.1 + -y suffix3.
Obsolete.
Robbery, plunder, pillage; an instance of this.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > [noun]
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robberya1200
rapea1325
reaveryc1325
robbing1340
ravinc1384
stouthreif1493
ravenya1500
bribery1523
reft1552
pillardise1598
involationa1680
mail robbery1797
hustling1823
push1874
blag1885
rolling1895
strong-arming1948
a1500 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Hunterian) (1980) ii. 207 (MED) Rauenyys & robberyys of wyckyd men schul drawyn hem doun to helle, for þey woldyn don non ryȝtful doom.
1506 tr. Kalender of Shepherdes sig. Fiiv Thoughe thou loue rauany as dothe a roke, Goodes of this worlde maketh many one blynde.
1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Antiochus He was also called Hierax (which signifieth a faulcon) for the rauenye he vsed in taking from euery man his possessions and goodes.
1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iv. ix. sig. Mmm.ijv/1 The diuel..is ful of greedy raueny [1587 rauenie], & most cruel fiercenesse.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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