Definition of DRAM

dram

Meanings

Plural: drams

Noun

  • a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
  • 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams
  • the basic unit of money in Armenia
  • A small unit of weight, variously:
  • Alternative form of drachm (“One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ℨ or ʒ)”).
  • A small unit of weight, variously:
  • Alternative form of drachm (“One eighth of an ounce apothecary (3.89 g; symbol: ℨ or ʒ)”).
  • A small unit of weight, variously:
  • Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g).
  • A small unit of weight, variously:
  • Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g).
  • Any similarly minute quantity, (now particularly) a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.
  • A cart formerly used to haul coal in coal mines.
  • Synonym of drachma: a Greek silver coin weighing one drachma; other similar coins.
  • The currency of Armenia, divided into 100 luma.

Verb

  • To drink drams.
  • To ply with drams of drink.

Origin / 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.

Scrabble Score: 7

dram is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
dram is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dram is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

dram is a valid Words With Friends word