ram
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1.8
- noun
- /ræm/
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carnero
- The farmer raised a flock of sheep, including a strong and healthy ram that fathered many lambs.
- sacrifice a ram
- slaughter a ram
- feed a ram
And he's, he looks and he says there was a, a lamb, a ram caught in the thicket.
- And he's, he looks and he says there was a, a lamb, a ram caught in the thicket.
- Not like a fucking hippo, like a ram hippo.
Examples
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One man came disguised as a ram and was led by his owner.
Academic text (1994) -
And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
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It's the skin of a ram, made out of pure gold.
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But where is the ram for the sacrifice?
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"If all of you were the ram, who was Isaac?"
Fiction book (1997) -
Just remember something: the older the ram, the stiffer the horn.
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In special cases, a cow or ram may be sacrificed.
Academic text (1990) -
One night I was awakened by the sound of a ram on the metal roof of the bunkhouse.
Fiction book (1990) -
I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed beasts.
Blog text (9) -
But Laban and his sons cheated, and removed all the speckled goats and all the rams that were black.
Synonyms
A male sheep not castrated and used for breeding
Compounds
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6.0
A heavy tool used to break open doors, or a person who gets past problems with force
- Specialized
A device that uses flowing water to lift water to a higher place without electricity
- Specialized
A fast virtual drive using computer memory that can lose data when power stops
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ram meaning an adult male sheep is the original use of the word and simply names the male sheep known for 'butting' with its head, and that strong animal later gave its name to actions and tools about hitting.