drachm


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
drachm /dram/
noun historical a unit of weight equivalent to 60 grains or one eighth of an ounce.

■ (also fluid drachm) a liquid measure equivalent to 60 minims or one eighth of a fluid ounce.

– origin ME (denoting the ancient Greek drachma): from OFr. dragme or late L. dragma.
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