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单词 ram-tam
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ram-tamadv.n.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English rantan , randan n.1
Etymology: Probably < rantan, variant of randan n.1 Compare earlier ran-tan int., ran-tan adj., and later ram-stam adv., ram-stam n.
Scottish. Obsolete. rare.
A. adv.
Headlong.
ΚΠ
1735 W. Mitchel Occas. Tinclarian 22 Poor Gibbie..ran down Moubray's Closs..ram tam into the Nore Loch.
B. n.
Headlong quality or speed; furious activity, precipitateness. like ram-tam: headlong, pell-mell.
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1790 A. Tait Poems 132 Then aff in chariots like ram tam.
1790 A. Tait Poems 144 I thought he'd kill 'er Wi' his ram tam.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online September 2020).
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