Rabble definition
A group of persons regarded with contempt.
noun
A tumultuous crowd; a mob.
noun
A noisy, disorderly crowd; mob.
noun
The lowest or unrefined class of people. Often used with the.
noun
An iron bar used to stir and skim molten iron in puddling.
noun
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Any of various similar tools or mechanically operated devices used in roasting or refining furnaces.
noun
To stir or skim (molten iron) with an iron bar.
verb
To attack as or by a rabble; mob.
verb
An iron bar used to stir and skim molten iron in puddling.
noun
To stir or skim with such a bar.
verb
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the rabble
- the common people; the masses
idiom
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
rabble
Plural:
rabblesIdioms and Phrasal Verbs
the rabble
Origin of rabble
- French râble fire shovel from Old French roable from Medieval Latin rotābulum from Latin rutābulum from rutus past participle of ruere to rake up, tumble down
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition