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ramrod
CIDE DICTIONARY
ramrod, n.
The rod used in ramming home the charge in a muzzle-loading firearm. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ramrod, n.
1 a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzle-loading firearm.
2 a thing that is very straight or rigid.
1 a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzle-loading firearm.
2 a thing that is very straight or rigid.
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ramrod
Stopper
N stopper, stopple, plug, cork, bung, spike, spill, stopcock, tap, rammer, ram, ramrod, piston, stop-gap, wadding, stuffing, padding, stopping, dossil, pledget, tompion, tourniquet, cover, valve, vent peg, spigot, slide valve, janitor, doorkeeper, porter, warder, beadle, cerberus, ostiary.For further exploring for "ramrod" in Webster Dictionary Online