ramper

[Eng.ramp, v.; -er.] A ruffian who infests racecourses. [RAMP, υ., Β. Π. 2.] răm-phăs-tos, s. [RHAMPHASTOS.] răm-pi-on, s . [Fr.raiponce; Sp. reponche, raiponce; Port. raponto ; Ital. raperonzo , from Latin rap a , rapum =a turnip.] Botany : 1. Campanula rapunculus , a bell flower two to three feet high, with red, purple, or blue flowers. [CAMPANULA.] 2. The genus Phyteuma (q. v.). Large or German Rampion is Enothera biennis . răm-plěr, răm-plõr, a. & s. [Prob. connect. with ramble (q. v.). A. As adj .: Roving, rambling, roaming, unsettled. B. As subst.: A gay, roving, or unsettled fellow. ( Scotch .) răm-rod, s . [Eng. ram , v., and rod .] A rod of wood or metal, used for forcing the charge to the bottom of a muzzle-loading gun-barrel, and also, with a wiper or ball-screw attached, for cleansing the interior of the barrel, and for withdrawing a charge. It is held to the gun in small arms by Technical Educator , pt. x., p. 252. unequal heights, the arch is called rampant." -Ca ell's thimbles or by grooves in the band and a corres- IMG:content-0196.png:[blocks in formation] ponding groove in the stock.