Synonyms for dram

Grammar : Noun

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Phonetic Transcription : dræm

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swig
weight

Définition of dram

Origin : mid-15c., "small weight of apothecary's measure," a phonetic spelling, from Anglo-Latin dragma, Old French drame, from Late Latin dragma, from Latin drachma "drachma," from Greek drakhma "measure of weight," also, "silver coin," literally "handful" (of six obols, the least valuable coins in ancient Athens), akin to drassesthai "to grasp." The fluid dram is one-eighth of a fluid ounce, hence "a small drink of liquor" (1713); Hence dram shop (1725), where liquor was sold by the shot.

noun sip

Example sentences :

That dram despatched, he poured him out another, and another.
Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

Had that animal Coupeau gone to the Arc de Triomphe to get his dram?
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

Mix two drams of the tincture of galls with one dram of lunar caustic, and for marking of linen, use it with a pen as common ink.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

Take four ounces of mutton suet, one ounce of bees-wax, one of sweet oil, and a dram each of powdered sugar-candy and gum-arabac.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

Dissolve in the mixture three quarters of an ounce of yellow wax, and one dram of camphor, stirring the whole well together.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

Corri had a brandy bottle and glass with him, and insisted I should take a dram.
Extract from : « James Boswell » by William Keith Leask

Here Mr. Dempsey pantomimed the action of tossing off a dram.
Extract from : « The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) » by Charles James Lever

Three gentlemen being in a coffee-house, one called for a dram, because he was hot.
Extract from : « The Jest Book » by Mark Lemon

Of the play they may say what they please, but not so of my costume and dram.
Extract from : « The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 4 » by Lord Byron

He had a package, which he laid upon the counter while he poured out his dram.
Extract from : « Up the River » by Oliver Optic

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