Ramrod

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  • noun. A rod used to force the charge into a muzzleloading firearm.
  • noun. A rod used to clean the barrel of a firearm.
  • noun. A harshly demanding overseer; a disciplinarian.
  • transitive verb. To exert strict control over; supervise closely.
  • transitive verb. To force passage or acceptance of.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A rod for ramming down the charge of a gun, pistol, or other firearm, especially for small hand-fire-arms. (Compare rammer.)
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The rod used in ramming home the charge in a muzzle-loading firearm.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Device used with early firearms to push the projectile up against the propellant.
  • noun. Ranch or trail foreman, usually the first or second person in charge. The person responsible for getting the work done.
  • noun. A World War II code name for short range fighter and bomber attacks to destroy ground targets, similar to circus attacks.
  • noun. The penis.
  • verb. To force.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a rod used to clean the barrel of a firearm
  • noun. a harshly demanding overseer
  • noun. a rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm
  • Word Usage
    "A steel ramrod from a musket is a wild whipping thing, and Phil is right -- it kicks like a bronco."
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