RABBLE

n. a. v.

9 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

An iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron in the process of puddling.

2.
a.

Of or pertaining to a rabble; like, or suited to, a rabble; disorderly; vulgar. [R.] Dryden.

3.
n.

A tumultuous crowd of vulgar, noisy people; a mob; a confused, disorderly throng.

4.
n.

A confused, incoherent discourse; a medley of voices; a chatter.

5.
v.

To speak in a confused manner. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

6.
v.

To stir or skim with a rabble, as molten iron.

7.
v.

To insult, or assault, by a mob; to mob; as, to rabble a curate. Macaulay.

8.
v.

To utter glibly and incoherently; to mouth without intelligence. [Obs. or Scot.] Foxe.

9.
v.

To rumple; to crumple. [Scot.]


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