rammer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rammer
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
Ramming would not affect the Wanderer in the slightest, but would be rough on the rammer.
From The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan by Stables, Gordon
It is called a pisoir, or rammer; and though it may appear very easy to make it, more difficulty will be found in the execution than is at first apprehended.
From Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) by Williams-Ellis, Clough
Who wants a wheel to break a butterfly upon; or, to crush a worm who calls for a pavior's rammer?
From The Advocate by Heavysege, Charles
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
