Canaille, n.
Etymology: [F. canaille (cf. It. canaglia), prop. and orig. a pack of dogs, fr. L. Canis dog.]
1. The lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar.
2. Shorts or inferior flour. [Canadian]
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for canaille; he lists it under mob.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Antonyms
none given