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Volume 17 · 62 words · 1823 Edition

See Ovis, Mammalia Index.

Battering Ram, in antiquity, a military engine used to batter down the walls of besieged places. See Battering Ram.

Ram's Head, in a ship, is a great block belonging to the fore and main halyards. It has three shivers in it, in which the halyards are put; and in a hole at the end are reved the ties.