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Meaning of 'dram' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dram [ 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 27.34375 grains.
- A minute quantity; a mite.
- 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.
- A Persian daric.
2 . Dram [ v. i. & t.]
- To drink drams; to ply with drams.

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