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How to pronounce ramrod in English?

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Type Words
Type of overseer, superintendent
Type Words
Type of rod
Type Words
Type of rod

Examples of ramrod

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A fouling scraper was another attachment that could go onto the end of a ramrod.
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Ramrod straight and rather noble, she looks like a stern but kind reverend mother.
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Ramrod straight and softly emotive, he's a reluctant warrior for the age of radio.
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But if Donald's spine is not always ramrod straight, his putting stroke usually is.
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A cleaning jag was another attachment that could go onto the end of a ramrod.
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Some rise ramrod-straight and proud over Europe's oldest man-made waterway.
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With her ramrod arms and legs tugging and pushing and her breath strained.
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Slender and ramrod straight, the soft-spoken Ma is a courtly, somewhat remote figure.
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More than three-fourths say it's likely the Democrats will try the ramrod approach anyway.
From the washingtontimes.com
More examples
  • A rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm
  • A harshly demanding overseer
  • A ramrod is a device used with early firearms to push the projectile up against the propellant (mainly gunpowder). It is also commonly referred to as a 'packing stick'. The ramrod was used with muzzle-loading weapons such as muskets and cannons, and was usually held in a notch underneath the barrel.
  • Ride Around Mount Rainier in One Day (RAMROD) is a 154 mile (248 km) cycling event through the scenery of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, featuring of elevation gain over two mountain passes. The Redmond Cycling Club has been sponsoring the annual event since 1984. ...
  • Ramrod is a Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel EP released by Self Immolation/Some Bizzare in 1987.
  • Ramrod is a 1947 Western film directed by Andru00E9 De Toth.
  • Ramrod or Propachlor (2-Chloro-N-isopropylacetanilide) is an herbicide first marketed by Monsanto. It was registered for use in the United States during 1965.
  • Ramrod is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.
  • "Ramrod" is a song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band for his fifth album, The River, released in 1980. It was recorded at The Power Station in New York in June or July 1979. ...