rabble
1
[ rab-uh l ]
/ ˈræb əl /
noun
a disorderly crowd; mob.
the rabble,
the lower classes; the common people: The nobility held the rabble in complete contempt.
verb (used with object), rab·bled, rab·bling.
to beset as a rabble does; mob.
Origin of rabble
1
1350–1400; Middle English
rabel (noun), of uncertain origin
Words nearby rabble
rabbiter,
rabbitfish,
rabbiting,
rabbitoh,
rabbitry,
rabble,
rabble-rouse,
rabble-rouser,
rabble-rousing,
rabblement,
rabe
Definition for rabble (2 of 2)
rabble
2
[ rab-uh l ]
/ ˈræb əl /
noun
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.
to stir (a charge) in a roasting furnace.
Origin of rabble
2
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
OTHER WORDS FROM rabble
rab·bler, nounExample sentences from the Web for rabble
British Dictionary definitions for rabble (1 of 2)
rabble
1
/ (ˈræbəl) /
noun
a disorderly crowd; mob
the rabble derogatory
the common people
Word Origin for rabble
C14 (in the sense: a pack of animals): of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Middle Dutch
rabbelen to chatter, rattle
British Dictionary definitions for rabble (2 of 2)
rabble
2
/ (ˈræbəl) /
noun
Also called: rabbler
an iron tool or mechanical device for stirring, mixing, or skimming a molten charge in a roasting furnace
verb
(tr)
to stir, mix, or skim (the molten charge) in a roasting furnace
Word Origin for rabble
C17: from French
râble, from Latin
rutābulum rake for a furnace, from
ruere to rake, dig up