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
A—An artificer tamping the crucible with a rammer.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
When he has made the ashes smooth by pressing them with his hands, he makes the crucible slope down toward the middle; then he tamps it, as I have described, with a rammer.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
For this purpose a countersunk rammer head to fit over the head of the ball had to be used.
From The Development of Armor-piercing Shells with Suggestions for their Improvement by Zafra, Carlos de
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