Rab"ble*ment (rb"b'l*ment), n. A tumultuous crowd of low people; a
rabble. "Rude rablement." Spenser.
And still, as he refused it, the rabblement hooted.
Shak.
Rab"bler (-blr), n. [See 2d Rabble.] (Mech.) A scraping tool for
smoothing metal.
Rab"ble-rout` (-b'l-rout`), n. A tumultuous crowd; a rabble; a noisy
throng.
Rab*doid"al (rb*doid"al), a. [Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + -oid + - al.]
(Anat.) See Sagittal. [Written also rhabdoidal.]
Rab*dol"o*gy (-dl"*j), n. [Gr. "ra`bdos rod, stick + - logy: cf. F.
rabdologie.] The method or art of performing arithmetical operations by
means of Napier's bones. See Napier's bones. [Written also rhabdology.]
Rab"do*man`cy (rb"d*mn`s), n. [Gr. "ra`bdos rod + -mancy.] Divination
by means of rods or wands. [Written also rhabdomancy.] Sir T. Browne.
Rab"id (rb"d), a. [L. rabidus, from rabere to rave. See Rage, n.] 1.
Furious; raging; extremely violent.
The rabid flight Of winds that ruin ships.
Chapman.
2. Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous;
as, a rabid socialist.
3. Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad; as, a rabid dog or
fox.