Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ramrod"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ramrod \Ram"rod`\, n.
The rod used in ramming home the charge in a muzzle-loading
firearm.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ramrod
n 1: a rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm
2: a harshly demanding overseer
3: a rod used to clean the barrel of a firearm
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