dram
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr
a small drink of liquor.
a small quantity of anything.
Archaic. to drink drams; tipple.
Archaic. to ply with drink.
Origin of dram
1Other words from dram
- half-dram, adjective, noun
Other definitions for DRAM (2 of 2)
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How to use dram in a sentence
To produce deliciously smooth drams of single malt, the region has refined the ancient art of distillation.
When It Comes to Great Whisky, The Size of Your Still Matters | | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut many spirits experts have long lauded Japanese whiskies as formidable—even the most elegant—drams.
Watch Out, Scotland! Japanese Whisky Is on the Rise | Kayleigh Kulp | November 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere were many females among them, mostly girls of the town, who were swallowing undiluted drams of gin and peppermint.
Three drams of the dried leaves, collected at the time of the blossoms expanding, boiled in twelve to eight ounces of water.
An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses | William WitheringI directed a purge, and then the Infusum Digitalis, three drams to half a pint, one ounce to be taken every four hours.
An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses | William Withering
She took two spoonfuls of an eight ounce decoction, with three drams twice a day.
An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses | William WitheringThen Romme kept a "tippling-house," and defied the law by selling "drams" to Negroes.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 | George W. Williams
British Dictionary definitions for dram (1 of 2)
/ (dræm) /
one sixteenth of an ounce (avoirdupois). 1 dram is equivalent to 0.0018 kilogram
Also called: drachm, drachma US one eighth of an apothecaries' ounce; 60 grains. 1 dram is equivalent to 0.0039 kilogram
a small amount of an alcoholic drink, esp a spirit; tot
the standard monetary unit of Armenia, divided into 100 lumas
Origin of dram
1British Dictionary definitions for DRAM (2 of 2)
D-RAM
/ (ˈdiːræm) /
dynamic random access memory: a widely used type of random access memory: See RAM 1
a chip containing such a memory
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