Definition of rabble Rabble

/ɹæˈbʌl/ - [rabul] - rab•ble

We found 17 definitions of rabble from 6 different sources.

What does rabble mean?

Noun Plural: rabbles
rabble - disparaging terms for the common people
		riffraff, ragtag, ragtag and bobtail
		common people, folks, folk your parents; "he wrote to his folks every day"
rabble - a disorderly crowd of people
		mob, rout
		crowd a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"

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rabble (n.)
An iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron in the process of puddling.
rabble (v. t.)
To stir or skim with a rabble, as molten iron.
rabble (v. i.)
To speak in a confused manner.
rabble (v. i.)
A tumultuous crowd of vulgar, noisy people; a mob; a confused, disorderly throng.
rabble (v. i.)
A confused, incoherent discourse; a medley of voices; a chatter.
rabble (a.)
Of or pertaining to a rabble; like, or suited to, a rabble; disorderly; vulgar.
rabble (v. t.)
To insult, or assault, by a mob; to mob; as, to rabble a curate.
rabble (v. t.)
To utter glibly and incoherently; to mouth without intelligence.
rabble (v. t.)
To rumple; to crumple.

rabble
A disorderly and often noisy group of people.
rabble
An iron bar bent at right angles at one end, used in the operation of puddling for stirring the melted iron, so as to allow it to be more fully exposed to the action of the air and the lining of the furnace.

rabble
rab′l, n. a disorderly, noisy crowd: a mob: the lowest class of people.—adj. disorderly.—v.i. to utter nonsense.—v.t. (Scot.) to mob.—ns. Rabb′lement, a tumultuous crowd of low people; Rabb′ling (Scot.), the act of assaulting in a disorderly manner, mobbing. [Allied to Old Dut. rabbelen, to gabble, Prov. Ger. rabbeln.]
rabble
rab′l, n. an iron bar used in puddling.—v.t. to stir with a rabble.—n. Rabb′ler. [O. Fr. roable (Fr. râble)—L. rutabulum, a poker.]

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