dram

[ dram ]

/ dræm /

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noun

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

fluid dram.

a small drink of liquor.

a small quantity of anything.

verb (used without object), drammed, dram·ming.

Archaic. to drink drams; tipple.

verb (used with object), drammed, dram·ming.

Archaic. to ply with drink.

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Origin of dram

1400–50; late Middle English dramme, assimilated variant of dragme<Old French <Late Latin dragma,Latin drachmadrachma

OTHER WORDS FROM dram

half-dram, adjective, noun

Words nearby dram

drake fly, Drakensberg, Drake Passage, Drake, Sir Francis, Dralon, dram, drama, dramady, Dramamine, drama queen, drama therapy

Other definitions for dram (2 of 2)

DRAM

[ dee-ram ]

/ ˈdiˌræm /

abbreviation Computers.

dynamic RAM.

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How to use dram in a sentence

The Hakushu 12 was a little peaty and nutty, the kind of dram I want to unwind with after a fine restaurant meal.
Watch Out, Scotland! Japanese Whisky Is on the Rise|Kayleigh Kulp|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The umpires, having partaken of a dram, shook hands and departed, as they had to drive out of town that night.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
A grave-digger was carrying one of these deceased angels to the churchyard, when he stept into a tavern to take a dram.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
They must have a dram together in a stall removed from the congregation of steaming men at the long bar.
The Cruise of the Shining Light|Norman Duncan

What avails the dram of brandy while it swims chemically united with its barrel of wort?
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
Morsfield poured out for the injured countess or no-countess a dram of the brandy of passion, under the breath.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith

British Dictionary definitions for dram (1 of 2)

dram

/ (dræm) /

noun

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

Word Origin for dram

C15: from Old French dragme, from Late Latin dragma, from Greek drakhmē; see drachma

British Dictionary definitions for dram (2 of 2)

DRAM

D-RAM

/ (ˈdiːræm) /

n acronym for

dynamic random access memory: a widely used type of random access memorySee RAM 1

noun

a chip containing such a memory

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