rammer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rammer
Example Sentences
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At the Battle of Vicksburg - the real one in 1863 - the gun went off with the rammer in the bore.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 26, 2017
After placing the sack in the cannon's barrel, he shoves it into position with a wooden rammer and drops one end of an electronic match into the gunpowder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2016
If I couldn't shoot no better'n you kin on a sneak," answered the rebel, his rammer ringing in his gun-barrel, "I wouldn't handle firearms.
From Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures by John McElroy
A—An artificer tamping the crucible with a rammer.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
John Wyming made the priming, And John Brammer made the rammer, And John Scott made the shot, But John Ball shot them all.
From The Nursery Rhymes of England by Various
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