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The meaning of RAMROD is a rod for ramming home the charge in a muzzle-loading firearm. How to use ramrod in a sentence.
Synonyms for RAMROD: strict, tough, authoritarian, stern, harsh, rigid, hard, rigorous; Antonyms of RAMROD: gentle, lax, easy, forbearing, lenient, indulgent, tolerant, patient.
A ramrod (or scouring stick) is a metal or wooden device used with muzzleloading firearms to push the projectile up against the propellant (mainly blackpowder). The ramrod was used with weapons such as muskets and cannons and was usually held in a notch underneath the barrel.
Ramrod definition: a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzleloading firearm.. See examples of RAMROD used in a sentence.
RAMROD definition: 1. a long, thin rod used for pushing explosives, bullets, etc. into old types of gun 2. a long…. Learn more.
n. 1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a rod for cleaning the barrel of a rifle or other small firearms. 2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a rod for ramming in the charge of a muzzle-loading firearm.
RAMROD meaning: 1 : a metal bar that is used to push explosive material down into the barrel of some old-fashioned guns; 2 : in a very straight and stiff way used especially to describe the way someone stands or sits.
If someone sits or stands like a ramrod or straight as a ramrod, they have a very straight back and appear rather stiff and formal.
What does the word ramrod mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word ramrod, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. ramrod has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. gunnery and firearms (late 1600s) cricket (1870s) See meaning & use.
noun. a rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm. see more. noun. a rod used to clean the barrel of a firearm. see more. noun. a harshly demanding overseer. see more.
