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Crows will mob and dive-bomb anyone who comes close to a newly fledged crow; a mother squirrel will hurl herself into the maw of a dog to give her baby a chance to escape.

From Scientific American • Jul. 26, 2013

This rabble will mob you if you try to take it, because it'll have taken them just about this long to realize that they're deserted.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 by Bates, Harry

Yes; Judge Comegys seems to be afraid that people who love their enemies will mob their friends.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green