DRAM

dram 1 (drm) n. 1. Abbr. dr. a. A unit of weight in the U.S. Customary System equal to 1/16 of an ounce or 27.34 grains (1.77 grams). b. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 1/8 of an ounce or 60 grains (3.89 grams). See Table at measurement. 2. a. A small draft: took a dram of brandy. b. A small amount; a bit: not a dram of compassion. Middle English dragme, a drachma, a unit of weight, from Old French, from Late Latin dragma, from Latin drachma; see drachma. 3. A small amount of anything as in a wee dram (wee means very small)