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dram

Posted on 8 September, 201623 September, 2016 by Jay Hung
  • Measurement
  1. A term describing a small measure of a distilled spirit, technically 1/8 of a fluid ounce. It is commonly used in reference to scotch whisky.

Alternate spelling: drachm

Example: “We sipped a wee dram of whisky.“

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