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  • ram|rod — «RAM ROD», noun, adjective, verb, rod|ded, rod|ding. –n. 1. a rod for ramming down the charge in a gun that is loaded from the muzzle. 2. a rod for cleaning the barrel of a gun. 3. Figurative. a stiff, unbending person. –adj …   Useful english dictionary

  • ramrod — ram|rod1 [ ræm,rad ] noun count a long thin stick that was used for pushing GUNPOWDER into a gun ramrod ram|rod 2 [ ræm,rad ] verb transitive AMERICAN to try to achieve something using force or threats: ramrod a bill through Congress ramrod… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • ramrod — /ram rod /, n., v., ramrodded, ramrodding. n. 1. a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzleloading firearm. 2. a cleaning rod for the barrel of a firearm. 3. a strict disciplinarian; martinet. v.t. 4. to exert discipline and authority on. 5.… …   Universalium

  • cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources …   Universalium

  • Canada — /kan euh deuh/, n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural… …   Universalium

  • ramrod — [ram′räd΄] n. 1. a rod used for ramming down the charge in a gun that is loaded through the muzzle ☆ 2. a person in charge, esp. one who is rigid or unyielding vt. ramrodded, ramrodding ☆ to push, direct, or manage in a rigid or unyielding way… …   English World dictionary

  • Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …   Universalium

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  • Stephen Mallory — For his son, also a Senator, see Stephen Mallory II. Stephen Russell Mallory 1st Confederate States Secretary of the Navy In office March 4, 1861 – May 20, 1865 …   Wikipedia

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