drachm

¹ American  

[dram] / dræm /

noun

1. drachma.

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drachm ² American  

[dram] / dræm /

noun

British.

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

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drachm British  

/ dræm /

noun

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

2. another name for dram

3. another name for drachma

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Etymology

Origin of drachm

Learned spelling of dram

Example Sentences

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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I left one drachm vial of the remedy and ordered the same to be divided into two equal doses, one-half at one o'clock p.m., the balance at five o'clock p.m.

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