The word rabble has two distinct meanings. Firstly the noun can mean a mob or a tumultuous crowd. It can also used when referring to a group of people as being of the lowest class. The people so referred to are considered worthy of contempt. In this sort of sense the word "rabble" is derived from the Middle English. Rabble can be defined as a group of common people and its synonyms include ragtag, riffraff, mob etc.
Rabble has another meaning. The noun can refer to a bar of iron or any other such tool employed in refining or roasting furnaces to skim or stir molten iron. In this sense "rabble" is derived from the French word "rable" taken from the Old French "roable" and derived from the Latin word "rutabulum".
Rabble has another meaning. The noun can refer to a bar of iron or any other such tool employed in refining or roasting furnaces to skim or stir molten iron. In this sense "rabble" is derived from the French word "rable" taken from the Old French "roable" and derived from the Latin word "rutabulum".