ram-packing
ram-packing is the present participle and gerund of ram-pack.
Meaning of ram-pack
Verb
ram-pack (third-person singular simple present ram-packs, present participle ram-packing, simple past and past participle ram-packed)
- To pack tightly by applying pressure.
- Workers who tend machines that fill and ram-pack hogsheads are classified as PACKER OPERATOR, AUTOMATIC (tobacco).1991, Dictionary of Occupational Titles - Volume 2, page 934
- To fill to capacity.
- Editor John T. Amber has ram-packed its 400 giant pages with everything you want to know about guns from the earliest Winchesters (like my Model 1866) to the newest stainless steel revolvers! Handloading, ballistics charts, antique and custom guns, field tests, target shooting and more are covered...1966, American Rifleman - Volume 114, Issue 9, page 11
Questions about ram-packing
- What is ram-packing the present participle and gerund of?
- Ram-packing is the present participle and gerund of ram-pack.
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