ram-stam
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- adjective Forward; thoughtless; headstrong.
- noun A giddy, forward person.
- adverb Precipitately; headlong.
Examples
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I played the gomeral brawly, but in the darkness we blundered ram-stam through the Sassenach lines.
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She but to have come in ram-stam an 'stern forrit; for the bows of her are aften under, and the back-side of her is clear at hie-water o' neaps.
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We cannot patronise the practice of walking in large parties of ten or a score, ram-stam and helter-skelter, on to the front-green or gravel-walk of any private nobleman's or gentleman's house, to enjoy, from a commanding station, an extensive or picturesque view of the circumjacent country.
Note
The origin of 'ram-stam' is uncertain.
