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rabble

1. rab.ble \'rab-*l\ n [ME rabel] 1: a pack or swarm of animals or insects  
   2: a disorganized or confused collection of things  3a: a disorganized or 
   disorderly crowd of people : MOB  3b: the lowest class of people 
2. rabble \-(*-)lin\ vt or rab.bling : to insult or assault by a mob 
3. rabble n [F ra^ble fire shovel, fr. ML rotabulum, alter. of L 
   rutabulum)X, fr. rutus, pp. of ruere to dig up - more at RUG : an iron bar 
   with the end bent for use like a rake in puddling iron; a lso : a similar 
   device used in a melting, refining, or roasting furnace
4. rabble \-(*-)lin\ \'rab-(*-)l*r\ vb or rab.bling : to stir or skim with 
   a rabble  - rab.bler n