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canaille

noun as in mob

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Hamburg writhed impotent at his feet and the "heavy arm of justice fell on the canaille."

They called her sinner, which she was; and she called them canaille, which they probably were.

Why must the canaille make so hideous a noise when it amuses itself?

Were she Duchess she would teach the canaille what was fitting for it!

I suppose this is the case where the blood of a gentleman boils indignantly at the challenge of the canaille.

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On this page you'll find 7 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to canaille, such as: commoners, masses, rabble, riffraff, and unwashed.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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