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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)

, rab·bled, rab·bling.
  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)

, rab·bled, rab·bling.
  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 origin

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 origin; 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

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

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

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

For an actor who has long leveraged his baby-faced looks to play everything from lustful teenagers and rabble rousers to narcos and soccer players, his portrayal of Andy marks a departure for the actor.

United, in the sharpest of contrasts, were a shambles – a rabble.

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