ram·rod / ˈramˌräd/ • n. a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzleloading firearm. ∎  used in similes and metaphors to describe someone's erect or rigid posture: he held himself ramrod straight. ∎  a person, esp. one in a position of leadership, who is strict and uncompromising.• v. (-rod·ded, -rod·ding) [tr.] (ramrod something through) force a proposed measure to be accepted or completed quickly: they ramrodded through legislation voiding the court injunctions.

Ramrod ★★ 1947

Lake is a tough ranch owner at odds with her father, who is being manipulated by a bigtime cattleman into trying to put them out of business. She fights back, and McCrea is caught in the middle as the only good guy. Nothing special. 94m/B VHS . Veronica Lake, Joel McCrea, Arleen Whelan, Don DeFore, Preston Foster, Charlie Ruggles, Donald Crisp, Lloyd Bridges; D: Andre de Toth.