The dram (alternative British spelling drachm ; apothecary symbol ʒ or ℨ ; abbreviated dr ) is a unit of mass in the avoirdupois system, and both a unit of mass and a unit of volume in the apothecaries' system . It was originally both a coin and a weight in ancient Greece . The unit of volume is more correctly called a fluid dram , fluid drachm , fluidram or fluidrachm (abbreviated fl dr , ƒ 3 , or fʒ ).
15-459: [REDACTED] Look up Dram , dram , DRAM , or dràm in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dram , DRAM , or drams may refer to: Technology and engineering [ edit ] Dram (unit) , a unit of mass and volume, and an informal name for a small amount of liquor, especially whisky or whiskey Dynamic random-access memory ,
30-429: A fluid ounce , and is exactly equal to: A teaspoonful has been considered equal to one fluid dram for medical prescriptions. However, by 1876 the teaspoon had grown considerably larger than it was previously, measuring 80–85 minims . As there are 60 minims in a fluid dram, using this equivalent for the dosage of medicine was no longer suitable. Today's US teaspoon is equivalent to exactly 4.92892159375 ml, which
45-405: A bar, tavern or similar commercial establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold Dirham , a unit of currency, derived from the dram unit of mass Drama (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Dram . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
60-405: A bar, tavern or similar commercial establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold Dirham , a unit of currency, derived from the dram unit of mass Drama (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Dram . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
75-618: A monetary unit Artsakh dram (formerly Nagorno-Karabakh dram ), a monetary unit Dram, the Tibetan name for the town of Zhangmu on the Nepal-Tibet border Historic English name for Drammen , Norway Music [ edit ] DRAM (musician) (Shelley Marshaun Massenburg-Smith, born 1988), American rapper and actor Database of Recorded American Music , an online resource The Drams, an American band made up of members of Slobberbone See also [ edit ] Dram shop ,
90-745: A type of electronic semiconductor memory Dram, Welsh term for a minecart , a small railway cargo truck used in a mine railway Currency and geography [ edit ] Dram , Armenian for "money" Armenian dram , a monetary unit Artsakh dram (formerly Nagorno-Karabakh dram ), a monetary unit Dram, the Tibetan name for the town of Zhangmu on the Nepal-Tibet border Historic English name for Drammen , Norway Music [ edit ] DRAM (musician) (Shelley Marshaun Massenburg-Smith, born 1988), American rapper and actor Database of Recorded American Music , an online resource The Drams, an American band made up of members of Slobberbone See also [ edit ] Dram shop ,
105-567: Is also 1 ⁄ 6 US fluid ounces, 1 + 1 ⁄ 3 US fluid drams, or 80 US minims. While pharmaceuticals are measured nowadays exclusively in metric units, fluid drams are still used to measure the capacity of pill containers . Dram is used informally to mean a small amount of liquor , especially Scotch whisky . The unit is referenced by the phrase dram shop , the U.S. legal term for an establishment that serves alcoholic beverages. The line "Where'd you get your whiskey, where'd you get your dram?" appears in some versions of
120-481: The troy pound (lb t), and troy ounce (oz t), respectively). The dram apothecaries is equal to 3 scruples (s ap or ℈) or 60 grains (gr) , or exactly 3.887 9346 grams. "Dram" is also used as a measure of the powder charge in a shotgun shell, representing the equivalent of black powder in drams avoirdupois. The fluid dram (or fluid drachm in British spelling ) is defined as 1 ⁄ 8 of
135-561: The dram is the mass of 1 ⁄ 256 pound or 1 ⁄ 16 ounce . The dram weighs 27 + 11 ⁄ 32 grains , or exactly 1.771 845 195 3125 grams. In the apothecaries' system , which was widely used in the United States until the middle of the 20th century, the dram is the mass of 1 ⁄ 96 pounds apothecaries (lb ap), or 1 ⁄ 8 ounces apothecaries (oz ap or ℥) (the pound apothecaries and ounce apothecaries are equal to
150-508: The free dictionary. Dram , DRAM , or drams may refer to: Technology and engineering [ edit ] Dram (unit) , a unit of mass and volume, and an informal name for a small amount of liquor, especially whisky or whiskey Dynamic random-access memory , a type of electronic semiconductor memory Dram, Welsh term for a minecart , a small railway cargo truck used in a mine railway Currency and geography [ edit ] Dram , Armenian for "money" Armenian dram ,
165-448: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dram&oldid=1174123761 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dram [REDACTED] Look up Dram , dram , DRAM , or dràm in Wiktionary,
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#1733114466096180-446: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dram&oldid=1174123761 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dram (unit) A coin weighing one drachma is known as a stater , drachm, or drachma. The Ottoman dirhem ( Ottoman Turkish : درهم )
195-536: The time of writing. "Little Maggie," a traditional song popular in bluegrass music , refers to the title character as having a "dram glass in her hand." In the episode "Double Indecency" of the TV series Archer , the character Cheryl/Carol was carrying around 10 drams of Vole's blood and even offered to pay for a taxi ride with it. In Frank Herbert 's Dune , the Fremen employ a sophisticated measurement system that involves
210-613: The traditional pre–Civil War American song "Cindy". In the Monty Python's song " The Bruces' Philosophers Song ", there is the line " Hobbes was fond of his dram". In the old-time music tradition of the United States, there is a tune entitled "Gie the Fiddler a Dram", "gie" being the Scots language word for "give", brought over by immigrants and commonly used by their descendants in Appalachia at
225-520: Was based on the Sassanian drachm, which was itself based on the Roman dram/drachm. The British Weights and Measures Act 1878 introduced verification and consequent stamping of apothecary weights, making them officially recognized units of measurement. By 1900, Britain had enforced the distinction between the avoirdupois and apothecaries' versions by making the spelling different: In the avoirdupois system,
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