Ramrod
11ramrod — noun 1》 a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzle loading firearm. ↘used to emphasize a person s erect posture: he held himself ramrod straight. 2》 N. Amer. a strict foreman or manager. verb (ramrods, ramrodding, ramrodded) (ramrod… …
12ramrod — UK [ˈræmˌrɒd] / US [ˈræmˌrɑd] noun [countable] Word forms ramrod : singular ramrod plural ramrods a long thin stick that was used for pushing gunpowder into a gun …
13ramrod — tv. to lead something; to act as the driving force behind something. □ Who is going to ramrod this project? □ Don’t ramrod us into something we don’t really want …
14ramrod — I. noun Date: 1757 1. a rod for ramming home the charge in a muzzle loading firearm 2. a cleaning rod for small arms 3. boss, overseer II. adjective Date: 1850 marked by rigidity, severity, or stiffness III. transit …
15ramrod — ram|rod [ˈræmrɔd US ra:d] n 1.) straight/stiff as a ramrod sitting or standing with your back straight and your body stiff 2.) a stick for cleaning a gun or pushing ↑gunpowder into an old fashioned gun …
16ramrod — noun (C) 1 stiff/straight as a ramrod sitting or standing with your back straight and your body stiff 2 a stick for pushing gunpowder into an old fashioned gun, or for cleaning a small gun …
17ramrod — /ˈræmrɒd / (say ramrod) noun 1. a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzle loading firearm. 2. a cleaning rod for the barrel of a rifle, etc. 3. any person or thing considered as exemplifying or exercising stiffness or unyielding rigidity.… …
18Ramrod (disambiguation) — Ramrod may refer to:*Ramrod, a device used with early firearms to push the projectile up against the propellant (mainly gunpowder) *Ram Rod, a nickname for Grateful Dead head roadie and corporate president, Laurence Shurtliff (1947 2006) *Ramrod… …
19Ramrod Key — Ramrod Key (en) Géographie Pays   …
20Ramrod Key — is an island in the lower Florida Keys. Originally named Roberts Island, Ramrod Key was renamed for a ship named Ramrod, which was wrecked on a reef south of there in the early nineteenth century. Up to the time Henry Flagler built U.S. 1 also… …
