Main Entry:

¹ram

Pronunciation:

\ˈram\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English ramm; akin to Old High German ram

Date:

before 12th century

1 a: a male sheep bcapitalized : aries2 a: battering ram b: a warship with a heavy beak at the prow for piercing an enemy ship3: any of various guided pieces for exerting pressure or for driving or forcing something by impact: as a: the plunger of a hydrostatic press or force pump b: the weight that strikes the blow in a pile driver