1) Accomplish by force 2) Accomplish using force 3) Barrel cleaner 4) Blunderbuss cleaner 5) Cannon loader 6) Cleaner for gun barrels 7) Demanding overseer 8) Firearm accessory 9) Firearm adjunct 10) Firearm component 11) Firearm-cleaning aid 12) Flintlock accessory 13) Force acceptance of 14) Force in Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/ramrod
A ramrod is a metal device used with early firearms to push the projectile up against the propellant (mainly gunpowder). It is also commonly referred to as a `scouring stick`. The ramrod was used with muzzle-loading weapons such as muskets and cannons, and was usually held in a notch underneath the barrel. Bullets that did not fit snugly in the ..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramrod
(from the article `Leopold I`) The long peace that followed gave Leopold the chance to use his considerable organizational talents. Introducing the iron ramrod (wooden ones tended ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/10
Originally a ramrod was a rod for ramming in the charge of a muzzle-loading firearm. Later, the term was adopted for a rod for cleaning the barrel of a rifle or other small firearms. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/FR.HTM