mob

Meaning

  1. A group of animals, such as a mob of sheep or kangaroos.
  2. A group of people.
  3. In Aboriginal English, a person's family, community or people.

Example

A mob of roos was grazing on the edge of the paddock.

Origin

From general English 'mob', a crowd, a shortening of Latin 'mobile vulgus' ('the fickle crowd').

Nearby words

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