dram

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for dram

dram 🔊 /dɹæˈm or diˈɹæˌm/

dram : කුඩා මත්පැන් ප්‍රමාණයක්

dram : ඩ්‍රූම

dram definition

Noun.

  1. 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.
  2. A minute quantity; a mite.
  3. 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.
  4. A Persian daric.

Intransitive verb. & t. To drink drams; to ply with drams.