ram vs wherry

ram

noun
  • A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them. 

  • A piston powered by hydraulic pressure. 

  • A weight which strikes a blow, in a ramming device such as a pile driver, steam hammer, or stamp mill. 

  • A reinforced section of the bow of a warship, intended to be used for ramming other ships. 

  • An act of ramming. 

  • A battering ram; a heavy object used for breaking through doors. 

  • A male sheep, typically uncastrated. 

verb
  • To thrust during sexual intercourse. 

  • To fill or compact by pounding or driving. 

  • To strike (something) hard, especially with an implement. 

  • To collide with (an object), usually with the intention of damaging it or disabling its function. 

  • To seat a cartridge, projectile, or propellant charge in the breech of a firearm by pushing or striking. 

adj
  • Rancid; offensive in smell or taste. 

wherry

noun
  • A light ship used to navigate inland waterways. 

  • A flat-bottomed vessel once employed by British merchants, notably in East Anglia, sometimes converted into pleasure boats. 

  • A liquor made from the pulp of crab apples after the verjuice is extracted. 

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