Dram word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "dram" word

[noun] 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams
[noun] a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains

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\Dram\, n. [OF. drame, F. drachme, L. drachma, drachm, drachma, fr. Gr. ?, prop., a handful, fr. ? to grasp. Cf. {Drachm}, {Drachma}.] 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. 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. 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. --Shak. 4. (Numis.) A Persian daric. --Ezra ii. 69. {Fluid dram}, or {Fluid drachm}. See under {Fluid}.
\Dram\, v. i. & t. To drink drams; to ply with drams. [Low] --Johnson. --Thackeray.

Synonyms for dram

drachm, drachma

Related terms: ace, driblet, drop, gobbet, handful, hoot, jigger, kilo, little, lota, ounce avoirdupois, particle, pebble, pennyweight, pinch, pittance, portion, pound troy, pull, sip, suck, weight

The fun area, different aproach to word »dram«

Let's analyse "dram" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and One vowel. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: MARD. Average typing speed for these characters is 1090 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. .-. .- --

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: dram: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: dram: 4 + 9 + 1 + 4 = 18, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong

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