A steel ramrod from a musket is a wild whipping thing, and Phil is right -- it kicks like a bronco. From Wordnik.com. [Flying Ramrods and Broken Noses] Reference
Without the ramrod, which is now missing, it weighs only 5 lbs. From Wordnik.com. [Marie An Episode in The Life of the late Allan Quatermain] Reference
From this the parts descend gradually to a little wire called the ramrod-spring-wire, the value of which is only one mill. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863] Reference
UNISSUED and literally unfired, with a wood and brass "ramrod" below barrel. From Wordnik.com. [Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..] Reference
On an escort ( "ramrod") of bombers to Emden, Germany, by P-47's of the 8th Air Force. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Iran's June inflation rate falls to 9.4%] Reference
I wrung his hand with indescribable relief, and he sent the "ramrod" on guard, to saddle my horse. From Wordnik.com. [Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War] Reference
Documentary www. livingwarbirds.com On an escort ( "ramrod") of bombers to Emden, Germany, by P-47's of the 8th Air Force. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Iran's June inflation rate falls to 9.4%] Reference
Swivel ramrod, brass mountings, almost new condition. From Wordnik.com. [A Catalogue of Early Pennsylvania and Other Firearms and Edged Weapons at "Restless Oaks"] Reference
She was as stiff as a ramrod, and as cold as a stone. From Wordnik.com. [The Lady of the Ice A Novel] Reference
The ramrod is cut from steel rods about the size required. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863] Reference
'I'm Columbus,' said the Honourable Paddy, tinning the ramrod spit. From Wordnik.com. [VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea] Reference
As he fell, she seized the ramrod from his hand and took his place. From Wordnik.com. [George Washington] Reference
They ` re going wild at the ramrod right now I ` ll tell you right now. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 7, 2009] Reference
But the people of Georgia were ignored when the ramrod situation occurs. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 18, 2003] Reference
"She was 93, frail but very sharp, sitting ramrod at the window," he recalls. From Wordnik.com. [There's Something About Mary] Reference
A ramrod had passed through his left arm, and bruised the chest near the heart. From Wordnik.com. [Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865] Reference
Original striped ramrod, which has been re-tipped with an exploded pistol cartridge. From Wordnik.com. [A Catalogue of Early Pennsylvania and Other Firearms and Edged Weapons at "Restless Oaks"] Reference
Stolid, ramrod-stiff Sergei Ivanov is generally not one to inspire rapturous applause. From Wordnik.com. [Hollow Tipped Threat] Reference
If they can't stand up and one person say, no, we're not going to ramrod this through. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 18, 2005] Reference
In one snapshot, two men stand ramrod straight, visibly proud of the tuxedoes they wear. From Wordnik.com. [A War's Hidden Tragedy] Reference
It was the rocket wash that went with being a diplomat that annoyed the ramrod spaceman. From Wordnik.com. [The Revolt on Venus] Reference
This contented pair stand ramrod straight against a backdrop of genetically altered corn. From Wordnik.com. [Truth, Beauty And The Double Helix] Reference
The Clintons had been counting on Rostenkowski to ramrod health reform through the House. From Wordnik.com. [Health Care Trouble] Reference
Wearing army greens and spit-shined black shoes, the cadets stand ramrod straight and silent. From Wordnik.com. [High School At Attention] Reference
He was straight as a ramrod; there was self-confidence in his carriage and pride in his mien. From Wordnik.com. [The Wrong Woman] Reference
Full length curley maple stock, ramrod on one side and three German silver inlays on the other. From Wordnik.com. [A Catalogue of Early Pennsylvania and Other Firearms and Edged Weapons at "Restless Oaks"] Reference
By a side-wind he has also adapted that invaluable application of Colt's -- a fixed lever ramrod. From Wordnik.com. [Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada] Reference
She sat like a ramrod; her face might have been ivory; her hands lay folded across the open letter. From Wordnik.com. [The Nest Builder] Reference
His cobalt blue TV shirt began to darken, but still he stood ramrod straight, wiping away the moisture between takes. From Wordnik.com. [Caught In Clinton's Shadow] Reference
I watched retreat on my last day at Fort Ord. Old Glory came gently down while ramrod-straight soldiers saluted smartly. From Wordnik.com. [Last Taps For Fort Ord] Reference
He stood ramrod straight, chest out, smile fixed, and suddenly decided that his well-tailored suit looked too lumpy and mussed. From Wordnik.com. [Politics: The Water Walker] Reference
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