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The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of
England a ram is called a tup. |
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Aries, the sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the
21st of March. |
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The constellation Aries, which does not now, as formerly,
occupy the sign of the same name. |
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An engine of war used for butting or battering. |
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In ancient warfare, a long beam suspended by slings in a
framework, and used for battering the walls of cities; a battering-ram. |
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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. |
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A hydraulic ram. See under Hydraulic. |
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The weight which strikes the blow, in a pile driver, steam
hammer, stamp mill, or the like. |
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The plunger of a hydraulic press. |
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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. |
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To fill or compact by pounding or driving. |
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