dram
Pronunciation:
/dɹæm/noun
Definitions
The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.
A coin worth one drachma.
An Ancient Greek weight of about 66.5 grains, or 4.3 grams.
A later Greek weight equal to a gram.
noun
Definitions
A small unit of weight, variously:
Any similarly minute quantity, a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.
Example: a dram of brandy
A cart formerly used to haul coal in coal mines.
verb
Definitions
To drink drams.
To ply with drams of drink.