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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A list of rabble.
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Examples
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They are wonderfully well acquainted with Galen, but not at all with the disease of the patient; they have already deafened you with a long ribble-row of laws, but understand nothing of the case in hand; they have the theory of all things, let who will put it in practice.
The Essays of Montaigne — Complete Michel de Montaigne 1562
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They are wonderfully well acquainted with Galen, but not at all with the disease of the patient; they have already deafened you with a long ribble-row of laws, but understand nothing of the case in hand; they have the theory of all things, let who will put it in practice.
The Essays of Montaigne — Volume 04 Michel de Montaigne 1562
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