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noun
A messenger or news-bringer who takes too long to arrive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: corbie-messenger
Antonyms: none provided
History
From raven + messenger. From the Biblical story of Noah, who released a raven after a flood to see if it had receded, but the bird did not return in a timely fashion.
