English to Xhosa Meaning of dram - dram

Dram :

dram

noun

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Definitions of dram in English

Noun(1) a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains(2) 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams(3) the basic unit of money in Armenia

Examples of dram in English

(1) It was his Scottish granny who introduced him to drink, aged 12, when she would wake him for his 4am milk-round with a dram of whisky.(2) Make a working solution of the developer by mixing 1 dram of developer stock to one ounce of water, adding a grain of oxalic acid to each ounce.(3) It can spot a dodgy dram of whisky, a mucky drop of water or adulterated petrol, in moments.(4) He started drinking at 14 when his alcoholic, Glaswegian grandmother would wake him for his 4am milk round with a dram of whisky.(5) To serve, slit the haggis down the middle and spoon the gushing entrails on to warmed plates with the clapshot and a wee dram or two.(6) Armenia's gross domestic product expanded 11.7% year-on-year to 1.16 trillion dram in January-August 2005.(7) So who will be enjoying a wee dram and celebrating lower interest rates this weekend, and who will be crying in their beer?(8) And when their luck isn't so good (think potato famine), they can console themselves with a wee dram of their own invention - whiskey.(9) Recently, I poured a whisky hack a dram and challenged him to name the region and distillery.(10) We had a wee dram of whisky, not much - there was one bottle between 14 of us.(11) a wee dram to ward off the winter chill(12) But the majority of malt whisky drinkers want a dram with an identity, a bit of history, a place in the world.(13) They left the ship to tour Islay's Bowmore whisky distillery to enjoy a wee dram or two, while the Princess Royal went on her textile trek.(14) But I refuse, because in the same way you might pour yourself a glass of wine or a dram of whisky, at the end of a hard days work I like nothing more than to skin up a joint and get high.(15) Oil of the seed, given from half a scruple to half a dram , in some liquor, or a spoonful of juice in some wine, taken before the fit comes on, and the person is put to bed, cures quotidians and quartans.(16) Blended whisky is - as the name suggests - a blend of different whiskies from different distilleries to make a lighter dram , and this is the warming drink that originally became so popular around the globe.

Related Phrases of dram

(1) dram-shop ::

dram-shop

Related Phrases of dram

(1) dram-shop ::

dram-shop

Synonyms

Noun

1. drink ::

nomnikelo

2. nip ::

NIP

3. sip ::

SIP

4. drop ::

imenyu

5. finger ::

umnwe

6. splash ::

chaphaza

7. little ::

kangako

8. spot ::

indawo

9. taste ::

incasa

Different Forms

dram, drams

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