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rabble (2)

rab·ble [ rább'l ]


noun  (plural rab·bles)
Definition:
 
furnace tool: a device for stirring or skimming molten metal in a furnace



transitive verb  (past and past participle rab·bled, present participle rab·bling, 3rd person present singular rab·bles)
Definition:
 
stir something with rabble: to stir or skim molten metal with a rabble

[Mid-19th century. Via French râble "fire rake" < Latin rutabulum< ruere "rake up"]

rab·bler noun
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