different between rammer vs rimmer

English

Etymology

ram +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æm?(?)/
• Rhymes: -æm?(?)

Noun

rammer (plural rammers)

1. A device used to ram; a ramrod.
   • 1853, Charles Dickens, Household Words (volume 6, page 387)

     A "mooner," fond of staring into shop windows, or watching the labourers pulling up the pavement to inspect the gas-pipes, or listening stolidly to the dull "pech" of the paviour's rammer on the flags.

   • […] I put my waterproof over the muzzle of one gun, and made a sort of wigwam with two or three rammers that I found, and lay along the tail of another gun […]

2. One who rams.

Derived terms

• rammerman

Translations

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

rammer m or f

1. indefinite plural of ramme

Verb

rammer

1. present of ramme

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

rammer f

1. indefinite plural of ramme

English

Etymology

From rim +? -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

rimmer (plural rimmers)

1. An implement for cutting, trimming, or ornamenting the rim of anything, as the edges of pies, etc.
2. A mixture of confections, spices, and/or salt applied to the rim of a beverage glass or mug.
3. (vulgar, slang) One who performs a rim-job (anal-oral sex).

Synonyms

• (implement): reamer