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dram

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Noun

  1. A small unit of weight, variously: Alternative form of drachm (“One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ℨ or ʒ)”).
  2. A small unit of weight, variously: Alternative form of drachm (“One eighth of an ounce apothecary (3.89 g; symbol: ℨ or ʒ)”).
  3. A small unit of weight, variously: Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g).
  4. A small unit of weight, variously: Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g).
  5. Any similarly minute quantity, (now particularly) a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.
  6. A cart formerly used to haul coal in coal mines.
  7. Synonym of drachma: a Greek silver coin weighing one drachma; other similar coins.
  8. The currency of Armenia, divided into 100 luma.

Verb

  1. To drink drams.
  2. To ply with drams of drink.

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