What is the meaning of Dram?

  • (n.) A weight; in Apothecaries' weight, one eighth part of an ounce or sixty grains; in Avoirdupois weight, one sixteenth part of an ounce or 27.34375 grains.
  • (n.) A minute quantity; a mite.
  • (v.i.&t.) To drink drams; to ply with drams.
  • (n.) As much spirituous liquor as is usually drunk at once; as, a dram of brandy; hence, a potation or potion; as, a dram of poison.
  • (n.) A Persian daric.
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APAWebster's. (2011). dram. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/dram/definitions/2000404
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "dram" http://smartdefine.org/dram/definitions/2000404 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, dram, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/dram/definitions/2000404>.
MLAWebster's. "dram" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/dram/definitions/2000404>
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