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rammare, rameare, 2 ramiare, 2 ramire [ME rammen] 1 to beat or compact (earth) with heavy implement, to tamp, ram; b (absol.). 1287 in ij hominibus locatis ad terram ~andam extra exclusas Pipe Wint. 11/M59/B1/46r. 22; 1363 in radiis ‥ viij laboratorum operancium super le Ware dicti molendini ‥ et rameancium argill’ subtus dictasflodgates MinAc 1015/12; 1389 pro scrutacione omnium defectuum capitis stagni predicti et cum terra et implend’ et ~and’ Ib. 1292/4.  b 1296 custus molendini ‥ in stipendiis ij hominum pro ramand’ et fodiend’ sub rota exteriori MinAc 840/9; 1325 in stipendio iiij hominum ‥ ad rudendum et ~andum circa capud molendini predicti (Ac. Merstham) DCCant.. 2 to fix or make firm by beating down the surrounding soil. 1272 in astra grangie exaltand’ et equand’ et rameand’ et faciend’ MinAc 935/3 m. 1; in astra grangie exaltand’ et ramehand’ de novo Ib. 935/3 m. 2d.; 1305 in fossura sub flotgat’ ejusdem molendini facienda et iterum adimplenda et ~anda (Ac. Cliffe) DCCant.; 1344 pro ‥ fundamento ad dictam domum ~ando KR Ac 458/4 D. 1; operario ‥ perimplenti et ~anti dictos puteos MinAc 1140/24. 3 to drive in with heavy blows. 1275 in j puteo fodiendo ad novum standardum imponendum et ramiendum (Ac. Adisham) DCCant.; 1290 in stipendio j hominis predictum standdard ~and’ (Ac. Meopham) Ib.; 1295 in standard ejusdem [molendini] circa fodiendo et ramiando (Ac. Aghene) Ib.; 1333 in duobus hominibus locatis per quatuor dies ad dictum palicium et barreram ~andam quolibet capiente per diem j d. ob. LTR Mem 105 r. 194; 1336 in aux’ habend’ ad novum meremium [molendini] inponendum et ~andum (Ac. Bocking) DCCant.. 4 to cram, to stuff, thrust (into). 1348 in ‥ ij ramell’ pro flora ‥ in doleis ramanda KR Ac 552/24; in ‥ ij ramell’ ligneis pro flora ~anda in dol’ Ib. 552/25. 5 to fill (vessel or receptacle) by ramming. 1348 ad dictam floram mensurandam et in dol’ predictis imponendam et ad dol’ predicta ~anda KR Ac 552/25.

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