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
At this moment, a small splinter struck my hand, as I withdrew the rammer, and almost divided my forefinger and thumb.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 by Various
Then he pours in a basketful of ashes and tamps them with the large rammer; then again and again he pours in ashes and tamps them with the rammer.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
The earth is first beaten down with a V-shaped rammer, and then surfaced with one with a flat bottom.
From Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) by Williams-Ellis, Clough
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