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Webster 1913 Edition
Ram
Ram
(răm)
, Noun.
[AS.
ramm
, ram
; akin to OHG. & D. ram
, Prov. G. ramm
, and perh. to Icel. ramr
strong.] 1.
The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a
tup
. 2.
(Astron.)
(a)
Aries, the sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of March.
(b)
The constellation Aries, which does not now, as formerly, occupy the sign of the same name.
3.
An engine of war used for butting or battering.
Specifically: (a)
In ancient warfare, a long beam suspended by slings in a framework, and used for battering the walls of cities; a battering-ram.
(b)
A heavy steel or iron beak attached to the prow of a steam war vessel for piercing or cutting down the vessel of an enemy; also, a vessel carrying such a beak.
4.
A hydraulic ram. See under
Hydraulic
. 5.
The weight which strikes the blow, in a pile driver, steam hammer, stamp mill, or the like.
6.
The plunger of a hydraulic press.
Ram’s horn
. (a)
(Fort.)
A low semicircular work situated in and commanding a ditch
. [Written also
ramshorn
.] Farrow.
(b)
(Paleon.)
An ammonite.
Ram
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Rammed
(rămd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ramming
.] 1.
To butt or strike against; to drive a ram against or through; to thrust or drive with violence; to force in; to drive together; to cram;
as, to
ram
an enemy's vessel; to ram
piles, cartridges, etc.[They]
rammed
me in with foul shirts, and smocks, socks, foul stockings, greasy napkins. Shakespeare
2.
To fill or compact by pounding or driving.
A ditch . . . was filled with some sound materials, and
rammed
to make the foundation solid. Arbuthnot.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ram
RAM
,Noun.
1.
The male of the sheep or ovine genus; in some parts of England called a tup. In the United States, the word is applied, I believe, to no other male, except in the compound ram-cat.2.
In astronomy, Aries, the sign of the zodiac which the sun enters on the 21st of March, or a constellation of fixed stars in the figure of a ram. It is considered the first of the twelve signs.3.
An engine of war, used formerly for battering and demolishing the walls of cities; called a battering-ram. [See Battering-ram.]RAM
,Verb.
T.
1.
To thrust or drive with violence; to force in; to drive down or together; as, to ram down a cartridge; to ram piles into the earth.2.
To drive, as with a battering ram.3.
To stuff; to cram.