ramrod
noun
- metal or wooden device used with muzzleloading firearms
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɹæmɹɒd/ / /ˈɹæmɹɑd/
noun
Etymology: From ram + rod.
- Device used with muzzleloaders to push the projectile up against the propellant.
- Ranch or trail foreman, usually the first or second person in charge. The person responsible for getting the work done.
- An erect penis.
“Half a second after that, she had him totally pinned while he thrust at her crotch with his ramrod, going thud thud thud like a blind dog in a maze. Hitting everything but the entrance she craved.”
verb
Etymology: From ram + rod.
- To force; to coerce.
“That new project manager is just the one to ramrod this through to completion.”
- To force to remain upright.
“He bristled and sat there, motionless, as if ramrodded.”