dram
3
5.3
- noun
- /dræm/
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dram
- Just a wee dram to warm me up a bit, eh?
So I took a couple hits of that Alise, the Peach Alise out of that bottle and I took a couple of long drams of that Peach Alise to cool off.
- So I took a couple hits of that Alise, the Peach Alise out of that bottle and I took a couple of long drams of that Peach Alise to cool off.
- What you want to have doing a little snack plate with pretzels, Bunny drams.
Examples
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Helsse ordered two drams of "Wildwood Tincture," which were presently brought to the table.
Fiction book (1993) -
It was a dram of liquor and a pie.
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If I buy you a dram, you must promise not to tell the other boys.
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- Yeah, maybe a wee dram - to warm us up.
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Let's talk inside over a dram.
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"Then you pour in a dram of this here rum.
Fiction book (1994) -
Pour yourself a wee dram if it helps to calm the nerves.
Blog text (21) -
The dram burned his throat so fiercely that tears sprang into his eyes.
Fiction book (1999) -
I've been up all night delivering Mrs McKenzie of twins... without so much as a dram to fortify me.
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If I buy you a dram, you must promise not to tell the other boys.
Synonyms
2
9.5
A very small drop of liquid
1
9.3
A very small amount of something, often a liquid like a few drops
1
5.6
A small amount of liquid that fills a dropper once
A small old liquid measure used for medicine, about 3.6 millilitres
A small old measure of liquid equal to about three and a half milliliters
A small measure of liquid used in old medicine and recipes
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Etymology
A dram meaning a small drink of spirits grew from the idea of a 'small measure' in the old word drachma, so a dram came to mean a little pour or a small sip of whiskey.