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chained_bear commented on the word 12th ram home shot and wad
"12th. Ram home shot and wad.—The shot and wad are to be rammed down to the cartridge, and there have a couple of forcible strokes, when the rammer is to be drawn, and laid out of the way of the guns and tackles, if the exercise or action is continued; but if it is over, the sponge is to be secured in the place it is at all times kept in."
—Falconer's New Universal Dictionary of the Marine, 1815
October 10, 2008