drachm

¹

[dram]

noun

British.

1. a dram in apothecaries' and troy weights, and sometimes in avoirdupois weights.

drachm

²

[dram]

noun

1. drachma.

drachm

/ dræm /

noun

1. Also called: fluid dram. one eighth of a fluid ounce

2. another name for dram

3. another name for drachma

Word History and Origins

Origin of drachm¹

Learned spelling of dram

Word History and Origins

Origin of drachm¹

C14: learned variant of _dram

Example Sentences

“So six bolts of silk at twice the price, plus the tariff, but minus my bargain to you as a Zoroastrian would be one hundred forty-seven drachms.”

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Half an ounce of Epsom salts, a drachm of Jamaica ginger, and sixty drops of essence of peppermint.

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It contains, according to the manufacturers, the "essential antiseptic constituents of thyme, eucalyptus, baptisia, gaultheria, and mentha arvensis," and also two grains of benzo-boracic acid in each drachm.

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I shoot with a 20-bore, the left barrel slightly choked, weight 5 lbs., and loaded with 2¼ drachms black powder, ¾ oz.

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Eight grains of bromide of cadmium dissolved in half a drachm of pure water were now added, and the solution stirred gently.

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