A ditch . . . was filled with some sound materials, and rammed to
make the foundation solid.
Arbuthnot.
||Ram`a*dan" (rm`*dn"), n. [Ar. raman, or ramazn, properly, the hot
||month.] [Written also Ramadhan, Ramadzan, and Rhamadan.] 1. The ninth
||Mohammedan month.
2. The great annual fast of the Mohammedans, kept during daylight
through the ninth month.