ramrod

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ramrod

  • /ˈɹæmɹɒd/ UK
  • /ˈɹæmɹɑd/ US

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From ram + rod.

noun ramrods

  1. Device used with muzzleloaders to push the projectile up against the propellant.

    Similar: gunstick

  2. Ranch or trail foreman, usually the first or second person in charge. The person responsible for getting the work done.
  3. slang An erect penis. Half a second after that, she had him totally pinned while he thrust at her crotch with his ramrod, going thud thud thud like a blind dog in a maze. Hitting everything but the entrance she craved.

verb ramrods · ramrodding · ramrodded

  1. transitive To force; to coerce. That new project manager is just the one to ramrod this through to completion.
  2. broadly To force to remain upright. He bristled and sat there, motionless, as if ramrodded.

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noun device used with early firearms

Españolbaqueta
한국어꽂을대 kkojeuldae
中文搠杖 shuòzhàng
Françaisbaguette
DeutschLadestock, Ladstecke, Ladstecken, Ladstab
Italianobacchetta
Русскийшо́мпол šómpol
العربيةمِدَكّ midakk
עבריתמַתְחֵב matkhév, מָדוֹךְ madókh

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@misc{ramrod_2026,
  title = {ramrod},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ramrod},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}