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mob

mob Historically, a mob meant a crowd or populace.

Historically, a mob meant a crowd or populace. The related term rabble referred to the most disreputable kind of mob.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Mob” (Mob).
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