rammer

[ ram-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that rams. ram.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rammer¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; ram ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

At the Battle of Vicksburg - the real one in 1863 - the gun went off with the rammer in the bore.

From Washington Times

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

Back ran the guns with the recoil, sponges and rammers did their work, and again the guns roared--this time in an irregular broadside.

From Project Gutenberg

Two men pull these ropes, and the weight rises, and then falls, acting as a rammer upon the anvil of iron below.

From Project Gutenberg

In loading some of the guns, the rammers struck against the bows of the Frolic.

From Project Gutenberg