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| dram [ dram ] (plural drams) |
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1. unit of weight: a unit of mass in the avoirdupois system equal to (⅟₁₆ of an ounce) (or approximately 1.77 grams ())
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2. unit of weight: a unit of apothecaries' weight equal to 3.89 grams (⅛ of an ounce or 60 grains)
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3. small alcoholic drink: a small amount of an alcoholic drink, particularly whiskey or brandy
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dated
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4. very small amount: a very small amount of something
  not a dram of remorse
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| [15th century. Via Old French drame or medieval Latin drama< Greek drakhmē (see drachm)] |
