herd vs rabble

herd

noun
  • A crowd, a mass of people or things; a rabble. 

  • A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper. 

  • Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company. 

verb
  • To manage, care for or guard a herd 

  • To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. 

  • To unite or associate in a herd 

  • To move or drive a herd. 

  • To associate; to ally oneself with, or place oneself among, a group or company. 

  • To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company. 

  • To form or put into a herd. 

rabble

noun
  • A mob; a disorderly crowd. 

  • An iron bar used in puddling. 

  • The mass of common people; the lowest class of populace. 

verb
  • To speak confusedly or incoherently; gabble or chatter out 

  • To stir with a rabble. 

  • To speak in a confused manner; talk incoherently; utter nonsense 

How often have the words herd and rabble occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )