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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:
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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
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word for "give", brought over by immigrants and commonly used by their descendants in Appalachia at the time of writing. "Little Maggie," a traditional song popular in
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The line "Where'd you get your whiskey, where'd you get your dram?" appears in some versions of the traditional pre–Civil War American song "Cindy". In the
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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
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While pharmaceuticals are measured nowadays exclusively in metric units, fluid drams are still used to measure the capacity of
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Successful Personal Injury Investigation: Master the Techniques of Finding the Facts that Win Cases for Plaintiff Attorneys
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Rec. May 1939 by Herbert Halpert. Lib. of Cong. Web. 15 September 2015. <http://www.loc.gov/item/afc9999005.7452>.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (October 2011). Butcher, Tina; Cook, Steve; Crown, Linda et al. eds.
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is meant to be used in mathematics and phonetics, and is not recommended as an abbreviation for dram.
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Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices
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Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices
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of Ancient Greek silver drachm with flying Pegasus, Acarnania, Leucas, c. 470–450 BCE
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Bidwell, W. H., ed. (July–December 1876). "Domestic Measurement of Medicine".
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reads "LATIN SMALL LETTER EZH = dram sign". However, the upper-case letter
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The Pharmacopœia of the Royal College of Physicians of London, M. DCCC. IX
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The Pharmacopœia of the King and Queen's College of Physicians in Ireland
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Weights and Measures Standards of the United States: A brief history
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of an apothecaries' ounce of 480 grains, thus equal to 60 grains.
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system, and both a unit of mass and a unit of volume in the
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drachm, which was itself based on the Roman dram/drachm.
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Buzzacott, Francis H.; Boyles, Denis (3 August 2008).
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of an avoirdupois ounce. An ounce consisted of 437.5
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A "wee dram", in Scotland the 35 ml measurement.
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Appendix C – General Tables of Units of Measurement
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Dublin: Hodges and Smith. p. xlvi. 207:A coin weighing one drachma is known as a 1326:The Units of Measurement Regulations 1995 1179:An elementary manual of Roman antiquities 1151:Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities 927: 925: 708:The Unicode Standard, Version 15.1. 2023. 865: 711: 413: 129: 34:. For the currency used in Armenia, see 1448: 1109:Donald J. Mastronarde (19 March 1993). 1078:(1809). "Weights, Measures, &c. ". 826: 824: 822: 820: 818: 816: 540:. The unit is referenced by the phrase 230: 203:Roman pounds, or about 3.41 grams. 125: 14: 2759: 1529:Front Porch Songs, Jokes & Stories 1526: 1511: 1220: 1214: 1172: 922: 814: 812: 810: 808: 806: 804: 802: 800: 798: 796: 366: pounds apothecaries (lb ap), or 281: 30:For the related unit of currency, see 2219: 1627: 1271:The Complete Sportsman's Encyclopedia 1144: 1076:Royal College of Physicians of London 1001:Royal College of Physicians of Dublin 874: 681:"Unicode: where is the Drachma sign?" 549: 2256:Comparison with imperial unit system 220: 1664:Comparison with US customary system 1545:. slippery-hill.com. Archived from 1430:Earlier version first published in 984:Earlier version first published in 793: 784:Earlier version first published in 430:in British spelling) is defined as 24: 1653: 1582:"Little Maggie – Bluegrass Lyrics" 885:(7th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: 706:"IPA Extensions. Range: 0250–02AF" 211:, drachm, or drachma. The Ottoman 25: 2803: 2746:Foot–pound–second system of units 1592: 1390:(2nd ed.). Oxford, England: 953:(2nd ed.). Oxford, England: 891:Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 742:(2nd ed.). Oxford, England: 652:Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols 519:US fluid drams, or 80 US minims. 409: 1321:Department of Trade and Industry 1221:Judson, Lewis V. (March 1976) . 1003:(1850). "Weights and Measures". 650:is also seen. Found in Unicode 290:system, the dram is the mass of 1574: 1561: 1535: 1520: 1505: 1481: 1362: 1295: 1194: 1027: 2200:Foot–pound–second system (FPS) 1607:. NIST Handbook 44 (2012 ed.). 699: 686: 674: 606: 49:(alternative British spelling 13: 1: 2247:United States customary units 1274:. Globe Pequot. p. 271. 667: 560:The Bruces' Philosophers Song 237:Weights and Measures Act 1878 135: 2792:Cooking weights and measures 1531:. Native Ground. p. 12. 149: 7: 2205:Twenty-foot equivalent unit 1512:Ritter, Francis D. (2000). 1113:Introduction to Attic Greek 444:, and is exactly equal to: 168:) was a weight of 6 obols, 82:. It was originally both a 10: 2808: 2639:Kilopounds per square inch 164: 143: 29: 2741:English Engineering Units 2718: 2647: 2621: 2595: 2542: 2521: 2476: 2450: 2404: 2373: 2366: 2330: 2262: 2253: 2195:English Engineering units 2165: 2079: 2058: 1992: 1976: 1911: 1860: 1819: 1812: 1766: 1670: 1661: 1387:Oxford English Dictionary 1305:. www.legislation.gov.uk. 950:Oxford English Dictionary 739:Oxford English Dictionary 692:William R. Newman et al. 2648:Other units and measures 2080:Other units and measures 1459:Leavitt, Trow, & Co. 862:. 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abbreviated 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2804: 2793: 2790: 2788: 2785: 2783: 2780: 2778: 2775: 2773: 2770: 2768: 2767:Units of mass 2765: 2764: 2762: 2747: 2744: 2742: 2739: 2737: 2734: 2732: 2729: 2727: 2724: 2723: 2721: 2717: 2711: 2708: 2706: 2703: 2701: 2698: 2696: 2693: 2691: 2688: 2686: 2683: 2681: 2678: 2676: 2673: 2671: 2668: 2666: 2663: 2661: 2658: 2656: 2653: 2652: 2650: 2646: 2640: 2637: 2635: 2632: 2630: 2627: 2626: 2624: 2620: 2614: 2611: 2609: 2606: 2604: 2601: 2600: 2598: 2594: 2586: 2583: 2581: 2578: 2577: 2576: 2573: 2571: 2570:Hundredweight 2568: 2566: 2563: 2561: 2558: 2556: 2553: 2551: 2548: 2547: 2545: 2541: 2535: 2532: 2530: 2527: 2526: 2524: 2520: 2510: 2507: 2505: 2502: 2500: 2497: 2495: 2492: 2490: 2487: 2485: 2482: 2481: 2479: 2475: 2469: 2466: 2464: 2461: 2459: 2456: 2455: 2453: 2449: 2443: 2440: 2438: 2435: 2433: 2430: 2428: 2425: 2423: 2420: 2418: 2415: 2413: 2410: 2409: 2407: 2403: 2397: 2394: 2392: 2389: 2387: 2384: 2382: 2379: 2378: 2376: 2372: 2369: 2365: 2359: 2356: 2354: 2351: 2349: 2346: 2344: 2341: 2339: 2336: 2335: 2333: 2329: 2321: 2318: 2317: 2316: 2313: 2311: 2308: 2306: 2303: 2301: 2298: 2296: 2293: 2291: 2288: 2286: 2283: 2281: 2278: 2276: 2273: 2271: 2268: 2267: 2265: 2261: 2257: 2252: 2248: 2241: 2236: 2234: 2229: 2227: 2222: 2221: 2218: 2206: 2203: 2201: 2198: 2196: 2193: 2189: 2186: 2184: 2181: 2180: 2179: 2178:English units 2176: 2174: 2171: 2170: 2168: 2164: 2158: 2155: 2153: 2150: 2148: 2145: 2143: 2140: 2138: 2137:Pound (force) 2135: 2133: 2130: 2128: 2125: 2123: 2120: 2118: 2115: 2113: 2110: 2108: 2105: 2103: 2100: 2098: 2095: 2093: 2090: 2088: 2085: 2084: 2082: 2078: 2072: 2069: 2067: 2064: 2063: 2061: 2057: 2051: 2048: 2046: 2043: 2041: 2040:Hundredweight 2038: 2036: 2033: 2031: 2028: 2026: 2023: 2021: 2018: 2016: 2013: 2011: 2008: 2006: 2003: 2001: 1998: 1997: 1995: 1991: 1985: 1982: 1981: 1979: 1975: 1965: 1962: 1960: 1957: 1955: 1952: 1950: 1947: 1945: 1942: 1940: 1937: 1935: 1934:Fluid Scruple 1932: 1930: 1927: 1925: 1922: 1920: 1917: 1916: 1914: 1910: 1904: 1901: 1899: 1896: 1894: 1891: 1889: 1886: 1884: 1881: 1879: 1876: 1874: 1871: 1869: 1866: 1865: 1863: 1859: 1853: 1850: 1848: 1845: 1843: 1840: 1838: 1835: 1833: 1830: 1828: 1825: 1824: 1822: 1818: 1815: 1811: 1805: 1802: 1800: 1797: 1795: 1792: 1790: 1787: 1785: 1782: 1780: 1777: 1775: 1772: 1771: 1769: 1765: 1759: 1756: 1754: 1753:Nautical mile 1751: 1749: 1746: 1744: 1741: 1739: 1736: 1734: 1731: 1729: 1726: 1724: 1721: 1719: 1716: 1714: 1711: 1709: 1706: 1704: 1701: 1699: 1696: 1694: 1691: 1689: 1686: 1684: 1681: 1679: 1676: 1675: 1673: 1669: 1665: 1660: 1656: 1649: 1644: 1642: 1637: 1635: 1630: 1629: 1626: 1619: 1615: 1612: 1609: 1606: 1605: 1600: 1597: 1596: 1583: 1577: 1570: 1567:Brown, John. 1564: 1548: 1544: 1538: 1530: 1523: 1515: 1508: 1494: 1490: 1484: 1476: 1472: 1468: 1464: 1460: 1456: 1452: 1445: 1443: 1435: 1434: 1428: 1426: 1423: 1411: 1407: 1403: 1397: 1393: 1389: 1388: 1383: 1381: 1375: 1371: 1365: 1350: 1346: 1342: 1336: 1332: 1328: 1327: 1322: 1318: 1312: 1304: 1298: 1283: 1277: 1273: 1272: 1264: 1245: 1241: 1237: 1230: 1229: 1224: 1217: 1203: 1197: 1181: 1180: 1175: 1169: 1153: 1152: 1147: 1141: 1126: 1120: 1115: 1114: 1105: 1097: 1093: 1089: 1085: 1081: 1077: 1070: 1063: 1052: 1048: 1044: 1040: 1036: 1030: 1022: 1018: 1014: 1010: 1006: 1002: 996: 989: 988: 974: 970: 966: 960: 956: 952: 951: 946: 944: 938: 934: 928: 926: 910: 906: 902: 896: 892: 888: 884: 883: 878: 871: 869: 861: 857: 854: 850: 847: 843: 839: 838: 833: 827: 825: 823: 821: 819: 817: 815: 813: 811: 809: 807: 805: 803: 801: 799: 797: 789: 788: 782: 780: 776: 763: 759: 755: 749: 745: 741: 740: 735: 733: 727: 723: 717: 715: 707: 702: 695: 689: 682: 677: 673: 653: 643: 639: 635: 619: 615: 609: 605: 597: 595: 594: 589: 588:Frank Herbert 584: 582: 581: 575: 573: 569: 565: 561: 557: 547: 545: 544: 539: 538:Scotch whisky 536:, especially 535: 531: 527: 525: 520: 494: 490: 483: 469: 467: 462: 447: 446: 445: 443: 429: 425: 416: 407: 404: 396:, or exactly 389: 383: 379: 355: 350: 336:, or exactly 335: 317: 303: 289: 266: 263: 260: 246: 243: 242: 241: 238: 228: 226: 218: 214: 210: 192: 191:Roman drachma 188: 185: 181: 161: 160:Greek drachma 157: 156: 151: 139: 229 BC 132: 123: 121: 117: 113: 110:(abbreviated 109: 105: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 60: 56: 52: 48: 41: 37: 36:Armenian dram 33: 19: 2680:Foot-lambert 2655:Bolt (cloth) 2554: 2117:Foot-poundal 2035:Long hundred 2015:Pound (mass) 2004: 1939:Fluid Drachm 1938: 1898:Trade gallon 1603: 1576: 1568: 1563: 1553:15 September 1551:. 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London: 1207:2016-09-21 1035:"fluidram" 668:References 424:fluid dram 382:troy ounce 378:troy pound 158:The Attic 108:fluidrachm 96:fluid dram 18:Fluid dram 2509:Acre-foot 2468:Face cord 2188:Exchequer 2045:Ship load 1475:700637572 1461:: 766–7. 1240:610190761 1096:622876101 1021:599509441 909:181600928 849:0271-4027 730:"drachm, 543:dram shop 225:Sassanian 2622:Pressure 2412:Teaspoon 2059:Pressure 1964:Hogshead 1919:Chaldron 1868:Teaspoon 1614:Archived 1410:50959346 1349:33237616 1323:(1995). 1176:(1883). 1148:(1886). 1051:44475779 973:50959346 860:58927093 762:50959346 478: ml 388:scruples 104:fluidram 2603:Poundal 2405:Cooking 2374:Derived 2320:statute 2310:Furlong 2147:Poundal 2132:Kenning 2102:Rankine 2025:Quarter 1861:Cooking 1820:Derived 1738:Furlong 1436:, 1911. 1130:30 June 990:, 1897. 941:"dram, 889:| 834:(PDF). 790:, 1897. 654:block, 642:Fraktur 614:Unicode 514:⁄ 500:⁄ 480:in the 464:in the 435:⁄ 403:grams. 386:3  371:⁄ 361:⁄ 352:In the 349:grams. 327:⁄ 309:⁄ 295:⁄ 286:In the 272:⁄ 252:⁄ 198:⁄ 173:⁄ 74:in the 2504:Barrel 2499:Bushel 2442:Gallon 2367:Volume 2263:Length 2092:Degree 2005:Drachm 1954:Barrel 1949:Bushel 1903:Gallon 1837:Hoppus 1813:Volume 1758:League 1718:Fathom 1671:Length 1473:  1415:2 July 1408:  1398:  1354:1 July 1347:  1337:  1287:1 July 1278:  1253:1 July 1238:  1186:1 July 1158:1 July 1121:  1094:  1056:2 July 1049:  1019:  978:2 July 971:  961:  914:2 July 907:  897:  858:  775:drachm 773:Spelt 767:2 July 760:  750:  580:Archer 564:Hobbes 558:song " 534:liquor 493:minims 459:  334:grains 332:  314:  300:  265:drachm 259:grains 213:dirhem 209:stater 178:Greek 165:δραχμή 88:weight 86:and a 51:drachm 2596:Force 2585:Short 2565:Pound 2560:Ounce 2550:Grain 2522:Speed 2484:Minim 2477:Other 2437:Quart 2305:Chain 2020:Stone 2010:Ounce 2000:Grain 1977:Speed 1959:Stuck 1924:Minim 1912:Other 1893:Quart 1852:Tmcft 1789:Perch 1743:Cable 1728:Chain 1611:Image 1247:(PDF) 1232:(PDF) 600:Notes 471:3.551 449:3.696 440:of a 398:3.887 338:1.771 316:ounce 302:pound 184:grams 150:Xenon 144:ΞΕΝΩΝ 118:, or 112:fl dr 2695:Perm 2580:Long 2555:Dram 2543:Mass 2494:Peck 2489:Gill 2463:Cord 2451:Wood 2432:Pint 2353:Acre 2331:Area 2315:Mile 2295:Yard 2290:Foot 2285:Link 2280:Hand 2275:Inch 2152:Span 2030:Slug 1993:Mass 1944:Peck 1929:Gill 1888:Pint 1799:Acre 1794:Rood 1767:Area 1748:Mile 1713:Yard 1708:Foot 1703:Link 1698:Hand 1693:Inch 1678:Twip 1555:2015 1471:OCLC 1417:2012 1406:OCLC 1396:ISBN 1356:2012 1345:OCLC 1335:ISBN 1331:HMSO 1289:2012 1276:ISBN 1255:2012 1236:OCLC 1188:2012 1160:2012 1132:2012 1119:ISBN 1092:OCLC 1058:2012 1047:OCLC 1017:OCLC 980:2012 969:OCLC 959:ISBN 916:2012 905:OCLC 895:ISBN 856:OCLC 853:OCLC 846:ISSN 779:dram 769:2012 758:OCLC 748:ISBN 593:Dune 530:Dram 476:8125 457:3125 426:(or 422:The 400:9346 346:3125 245:dram 221:درهم 189:The 180:mina 84:coin 72:mass 47:dram 45:The 2613:Kip 2575:Ton 2427:Cup 2300:Rod 2066:Ksi 2050:Ton 1883:Cup 1723:Rod 1601:in 1463:hdl 1084:hdl 1009:hdl 777:or 636:in 618:ezh 612:In 590:'s 586:In 473:632 454:195 451:691 392:or 343:195 340:845 304:or 297:256 175:100 122:). 116:ƒ 3 106:or 90:in 62:or 2763:: 1491:. 1469:. 1455:87 1453:. 1441:^ 1419:. 1404:. 1394:. 1384:. 1382:." 1372:; 1343:. 1319:; 1225:. 1090:. 1060:. 1045:. 1037:. 1015:. 967:. 957:. 947:. 945:." 935:; 924:^ 903:. 879:. 867:^ 851:. 842:44 795:^ 771:. 756:. 746:. 736:. 734:." 724:; 713:^ 526:. 487:A 461:ml 363:96 329:32 325:11 320:27 311:16 254:16 219:: 200:96 136:c. 120:fʒ 114:, 102:, 98:, 68:dr 53:; 2239:e 2232:t 2225:v 1647:e 1640:t 1633:v 1584:. 1557:. 1501:. 1477:. 1465:: 1425:n 1380:n 1358:. 1291:. 1257:. 1210:. 1190:. 1162:. 1134:. 1098:. 1086:: 1023:. 1011:: 982:. 943:n 918:. 781:. 732:n 657:ℨ 647:ℨ 640:/ 634:z 629:ʒ 623:ʒ 516:3 512:1 509:+ 507:1 502:6 498:1 437:8 433:1 373:8 369:1 359:1 322:+ 307:1 293:1 274:8 270:1 250:1 215:( 196:1 186:. 171:1 162:( 147:( 64:ℨ 59:ʒ 42:. 20:)

Index

Fluid dram
Ancient drachma
Armenian dram
Dram (disambiguation)
apothecary symbol
ʒ
ℨ
mass
avoirdupois
apothecaries' system
coin
weight
ancient Greece
Ilyria Dyracchium drachm
Greek drachma
mina
grams
Roman drachma
stater
dirhem
Ottoman Turkish
Sassanian
Weights and Measures Act 1878
grains
avoirdupois
pound
ounce
grains
apothecaries' system
troy pound

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