to ram or tamp down the ground or a foundation with a heavy tool

A song or chant sung by workers while using a rammer to coordinate their movements and rhythm.

a layer filled with rammed earth found within a tomb pit; used in archaeology

a tool used for pounding or packing down earth; tamper; punner

to compact soil by tamping or pounding it, often to build a wall or foundation

rammer; earth tamper

to ram or tamp down earth or stones to create a solid foundation

(regional) a man who carries heavy loads on his shoulders or performs heavy manual labor

The base of a heavy tool used for packing earth or leveling ground, often made of stone or metal; tamper

a tall pole used for climbing exercises or athletic performance

(literary or dialect) a person who is physically strong but stupid; fool; idiot

Dull-witted and slow-tongued; often used as a self-deprecating way to say one is not good with words

wooden tool used for pounding or ramming earth

to pound the earth to make a building foundation

A type of electric tamper or rammer used to pack down foundations, so named because its jumping movement resembles a toad.

(dialect) with one voice; all together in a coordinated way