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Usage examples of ramrod.

Florian cried, and clapped Yount heartily on the shoulder, then ran to the ring to introduce the next artiste, Colonel Ramrod.

But he could no more have defended it from the Lizards than Bradley could have ramrodded the Metallurgical Laboratory project.

Ramrod straight in his seat, immaculate in sharply creased morning casuals, monocle glinting in the mountain sunshine, Follingston-Heath wiped seared flounder flakes from his lower lip and eyed his friend questioningly.

I dare look my musqueteers in the face again unless I bring them something to toast upon the end of their ramrods!

Again her eyes opened and her neck strained up to allow her mouth to possess the ramrodding piston of lust.

So the long line rolled in until three squadrons of horse and four small cannon, with the blue-coated Dutch cannoniers as stiff as their own ramrods, brought up the rear.

Inevitably, Major - de Coverley was among them, seated straight as a ramrod in a jeep he had obtained from somewhere, glancing neither right nor left as the artillery fire burst about his invincible head and lithe young infantrymen with carbines went loping up along the sidewalks in the shelter of burning buildings or fell dead in doorways.

Then came the servants, observing precedence--butler, hamal, dog-boy, dhobie, sweeper, three gardeners--all salaaming with both hands, and Mahommed Babar standing straight as a ramrod over to the right because he was of the North and a Moslem, and would not submit to comparison with Hindus.

To tear off the ends of the thick cartridge paper, prime the gun, close the frizzen, upend the musket, pour the powder, put in the ball, ram the ball and paper, drop the ramrod into the barrel rings, bring the musket to the shoulder, pull the doghead to full cock, aim at the smoke, remember to aim low, wait for the order.

The two men gripped their machine pistols and went ramrod stiff until Luis and the major passed.

I ran off to fetch some water, hung the messtin up on a ramrod laid across the fire between two bayonets stuck into the ground, and moved up to the wounded man.

For the first time, Colonel Ramrod introduced the eight polka-dot Pinzgauer horses into his liberty act.

Will you boss the setup, Colonel Ramrod, while I follow the posters again and see if I can find Sir John?

Ask Colonel Ramrod where he wants to respot your act, and see Madame Delattre for any costumery you may require.

Florian or Colonel Ramrod to excuse them from the next show, and often just minutes before they were due to go on, for fear that the cramps or the diarrhea were about to strike when they were variously on the trapeze, on a rosinback horse, on the tightrope or in one of the wild animal cages.