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
Words Nearby dram
Other definitions for DRAM (2 of 2)
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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 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 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 DickensA 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 PfeifferThey 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 DuncanWhat avails the dram of brandy while it swims chemically united with its barrel of wort?
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)
/ (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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