ram ‧ rod /ˈræmrɒd $ -rɑːd/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . straight/stiff as a ramrod sitting or standing with your back straight and your body stiff
2 . a stick for cleaning a gun or pushing ↑ gunpowder into an old-fashioned gun
ram ‧ rod /ˈræmrɒd $ -rɑːd/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . straight/stiff as a ramrod sitting or standing with your back straight and your body stiff
2 . a stick for cleaning a gun or pushing ↑ gunpowder into an old-fashioned gun
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012