Definition of dram Dram

/dษนรฆหˆm/ - [dratm] - dram

We found 20 definitions of dram from 6 different sources.

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What does dram mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: drams

dram - a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
  drachm, drachma
  apothecaries' unit apothecaries' weight
  apothecaries' ounce, troy ounce, ounce a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams
dram - 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams
  avoirdupois unit any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
  oz., ounce a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams
dram - the basic unit of money in Armenia
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary ๐Ÿ“˜

  • 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.
  • dram (n.)
    A minute quantity; a mite.
  • dram (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.
  • dram (n.)
    A Persian daric.
  • dram (v. i. & t.)
    To drink drams; to ply with drams.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary ฮฉ

  • dram
    The official currency of Armenia.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue ๐Ÿ‘…

  • dram
    A glass or small measure of any spirituous liquors, which, being originally sold by apothecaries, were estimated by drams, ounces, &c. Dog's dram; to spit in his mouth, and clap his back.

Part of speech

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  • dram, verb, present, 1st person singular of dram (infinitive).
  • dram, verb (infinitive).
  • dram, noun, singular of drams.

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