Meaning & use
dram
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A small drink of whisky or other spirits; also a small unit of weight or liquid measure.
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He poured himself a dram of whisky before heading to bed.
The old recipe called for a dram of tincture, roughly a teaspoon.
A note on using this word
Dram is especially associated with Scotch whisky culture in Scotland, though it originally referred to a unit of weight (1/16 of an ounce) used by apothecaries.
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