dram
/dræm/
noun
- A small amount of a strong alcoholic drink, especially whiskey.
- She offered me a dram of her finest scotch.
- He poured himself a dram of whiskey after dinner.
- A single dram was enough to warm him on the cold night.
- A unit of weight in the avoirdupois system, equal to 1/16 of an ounce (about 1.77 grams), or in the apothecaries' system, equal to 1/8 of an ounce (about 3.89 grams).
- The recipe called for a dram of ground cinnamon.
- The jeweler weighed the gold in drams.
- In old apothecary measures, a dram was used for small quantities of medicine.
- A small amount of something.
- He added a dram of humor to the serious speech.
- There wasn't a dram of truth in his story.
- She didn't show a dram of sympathy for his troubles.