Male+sheep

  • 131rammer — ram ► NOUN 1) an uncastrated male sheep. 2) a battering ram. 3) a striking or plunging device in various machines. 4) historical a projecting part of the bow of a warship, for piercing the sides of other ships. ► VERB (rammed, ramming) 1) …

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  • 132ram — [OE] Ram is a general West Germanic word for ‘male sheep’, now shared only by Dutch (although German has the derivative ramme ‘rammer’). It may be related to Old Norse ramr ‘strong’, the allusion being to the ram’s strength in butting. This is… …

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