01 n. A weight; in Apothecaries' weight, one eighth part of an ounce, or sixty grains; in Avoirdupois weight, one sixteenth part of an ounce, or …
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1.
A weight; in Apothecaries' weight, one eighth part of an ounce, or sixty grains; in Avoirdupois weight, one sixteenth part of an ounce, or 27.34375 grains.
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2.
A minute quantity; a mite.“Were I the chooser, a dram of well-doing should be preferred before many times as mush the forcible hindrance of evildoing.” — Milton.
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3.
As much spirituous liquor as is usually drunk at once; as, a dram of brandy; hence, a potation or potion; as, a dram of poison.
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4.
A Persian daric.(Numis.)
Phrases & compounds
Fluid dram —
See under Fluid.