a weight; in apothecaries' weight, one eighth part of an ounce, or sixty grains; in avoirdupois weight, one sixteenth part of an ounce, or 27.34375 grains.-a minute quantity; a mite.-as much spirituous liquor as is usually drunk at once; as, a dram of brandy; hence, a potation or potion; as, a dram of poison.-a persian daric.-to drink drams; to ply with drams.