ramrod A ramrod is a rod of wood or metal for ramming the ball and patch down the barrel of a muzzleloading firearm and setting them against the main powder charge.
( ( ramrod ( A ramrod ) ) ( ( is ( ( ( a rod ) ( of ( ( wood or ) metal ) ) ) ( for ( ( ( ( ramming ( ( ( ( the ball ) and ) patch ) down ) ) ( ( the barrel ) ( of ( a ( muzzleloading firearm ) ) ) ) ) and ) ( ( setting them ) ( against ( the ( main ( powder charge ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ ramrod) (DT A) (NN ramrod)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN rod)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN wood) (CC or) (NN metal))) (PP (IN for) (S (VP (VP (VBG ramming) (ADVP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN ball)) (CC and) (NP (NN patch))) (IN down)) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN barrel)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT a) (VBG muzzleloading) (NN firearm))))) (CC and) (VP (VBG setting) (NP (PRP them)) (PP (IN against) (NP (DT the) (JJ main) (NN powder) (NN charge))))))))) (. .)))
Ramrods are made of cloth and are used to clean the muzzle of a gun.
( Ramrods ( ( ( ( are ( made ( of cloth ) ) ) and ) ( are ( used ( to ( clean ( ( the muzzle ) ( of ( a gun ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Ramrods)) (VP (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN made) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN cloth))))) (CC and) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN used) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB clean) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN muzzle)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT a) (NN gun)))))))))) (. .)))