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ram

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

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