ramrod

A rod used to force the charge into a muzzleloading firearm.

A rod used to clean the barrel of a firearm.

A harshly demanding overseer; a disciplinarian.

To exert strict control over; supervise closely.

To force passage or acceptance of.

A rod for ramming down the charge of a gun, pistol, or other firearm, especially for small hand-fire-arms. (Compare rammer.)

The rod used in ramming home the charge in a muzzle-loading firearm.

Device used with early firearms to push the projectile up against the propellant.

Ranch or trail foreman, usually the first or second person in charge. The person responsible for getting the work done.

A World War II code name for short range fighter and bomber attacks to destroy ground targets, similar to circus attacks.