Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - rabble
Rabble
rabble
1. n. 1 a disorderly crowd; a mob. 2 a contemptible or inferior set of people. 3 (prec. by the) the lower or disorderly classes of the populace. Phrases and idioms rabble-rouser a person who stirs up the rabble or a crowd of people in agitation for social or political change. rabble-rousing adj. tending to arouse the emotions of a crowd. --n. the act or process of doing this. Etymology: ME: orig. uncert. 2. n. an iron bar with a bent end for stirring molten metal etc. Etymology: F r{acirc}ble f. med.L rotabulum, L rutabulum fire-shovel f. ruere rut- rake up
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English rabel pack of animals Date: 14th century a disorganized or confused collection of things, 2. a disorganized or disorderly crowd of people ; mob, the lowest class of people, II. transitive verb (~d; rabbling) Date: 1644 to insult or assault by or as a mob ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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