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rabble

1

[ rab-uhl ]

noun

  1. a disorderly crowd; mob.
  2. the rabble, the lower classes; the common people:

    The nobility held the rabble in complete contempt.



verb (used with object)

rabbled, rabbling.
  1. to beset as a rabble does; mob.

rabble

2

[ rab-uhl ]

noun

  1. a tool or mechanically operated device used for stirring or mixing a charge in a roasting furnace.

verb (used with object)

rabbled, rabbling.
  1. to stir (a charge) in a roasting furnace.

rabble

1

/ ˈræbəl /

noun

  1. a disorderly crowd; mob
  2. the rabble derogatory.
    the common people
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rabble

2

/ ˈræbəl /

noun

  1. Also calledrabbler an iron tool or mechanical device for stirring, mixing, or skimming a molten charge in a roasting furnace
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to stir, mix, or skim (the molten charge) in a roasting furnace
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rabble1

1350–1400; Middle English rabel (noun), of uncertain origen

Origin of rabble2

1655–65; < French râble fire-shovel, tool, Middle French raable < Latin rutābulum implement for shifting hot coals, equivalent to *rutā ( re ) presumed frequentative of ruere to churn up, disturb + -bulum suffix of instrument
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rabble1

C14 (in the sense: a pack of animals): of uncertain origen; perhaps related to Middle Dutch rabbelen to chatter, rattle

Origin of rabble2

C17: from French râble , from Latin rutābulum rake for a furnace, from ruere to rake, dig up
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Example Sentences

It obviously can’t be proven that there has been some sort of conspiracy to legalize pot to keep the rabble happy and more or less under control.

From Salon

With “one black, one white, one blonde,” as the show’s tagline, “the rabble on the wrong side of the law was now the law,” said television critic Lorraine Ali in 2018.

Gaetz, 42, is a lawyer who made a name for himself on Capitol Hill and cable news as a right-wing rabble rouser.

From BBC

Pakistan became a rabble, beset by misfields and overthrows, while six home bowlers conceded more than 100 runs.

From BBC

From start to finish, pure madness, amid a rabble that never calmed, never quieted, never quit.

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