Ral"ly, v. t. [F. railler. See Rail to scoff.] To attack with raillery,
either in good humor and pleasantry, or with slight contempt or satire.
Honeycomb . . . rallies me upon a country life.
Addison.
Strephon had long confessed his amorous pain, Which gay Corinna
rallied with disdain.
Gay.
Syn. -- To banter; ridicule; satirize; deride; mock.
Ral"ly (rl"l), v. i. To use pleasantry, or satirical merriment.
Ral"ly, n. Good-humored raillery.
Ralph (rlf), n. A name sometimes given to the raven.
Ral"ston*ite (rl"stn*t), n. [So named after J. G. Ralston of
Norristown, Penn.] (Min.) A fluoride of alumina and soda occurring with
the Greenland cryolite in octahedral crystals.
Ram (rm), n. [AS. ramm, ram; akin to OHG. & D. ram, Prov. G. ramm, and
perh. to Icel. ramr strong.]
1. The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a
ram is called a tup.
2. (Astron.) (a) Aries, the sign of the zodiac which the sun enters
about the 21st of March. (b) The constellation Aries, which does not
now, as formerly, occupy the sign of the same name.
3. An engine of war used for butting or battering. Specifically: (a) In
ancient warfare, a long beam suspended by slings in a framework, and
used for battering the walls of cities; a battering-ram. (b) A heavy
steel or iron beak attached to the prow of a steam war vessel for
piercing or cutting down the vessel of an enemy; also, a vessel
carrying such a beak.