rabble: Meaning and Definition of

rab•ble

Pronunciation: (rab'ul), [key]
— n., v., -bled, -bling.
—n.
  1. a disorderly crowd; mob.
  2. the lower classes; the common people: The nobility held the rabble in complete contempt.
—v.t.
  1. to beset as a rabble does; mob.

rab•ble

Pronunciation: (rab'ul), [key]
— n., v., -bled, -bling.
—n.
  1. a tool or mechanically operated device used for stirring or mixing a charge in a roasting furnace.
—v.t.
  1. to stir (a charge) in a roasting furnace.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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