dram

Definition

A small unit of weight, variously:

Etymology

From Middle English dragme, dramme, from Old French dragme, drame, from Late Latin dragma, from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ, “unit of weight; a handful”). Doublet of drachma, diram, dirham, dirhem, and adarme.

Example Sentences

• "Dram (49·5 grains), 100=chequi, 4=oka (2·8286 ℔); dram (49·5 grains), 180=rotl, 100=kintal or kantar (127·29 ℔)."
• "a dram of brandy"
• "Were I the chooser, a dram of well-doing should be preferred before many times as much the forcible hindrance of evildoing."