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Meaning Of 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.
n.
A minute quantity; a mite.
n.
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.