Sailors in earlier times were issued a dram of rum on occasion. From LearnThat.org.
The collapse of the dram is also a major sign of the global economic crisis in Armenia. From Wordnik.com. [Global Voices in English » Global Recession: The world is talking. Are we listening?] Reference
The fact that Lainey and Madison seemed determined to stir up dram is annoying!. From Wordnik.com. [Twilight Lexicon » David Slade Addresses Online Rumors] Reference
Under Illinois law, this type of liability is often known as dram shop liability. From Wordnik.com. [Illinois Car and Truck Accident Lawyer Blog] Reference
Tak a dram, an 'tak hert, an' dinna fling the calf efter the coo. From Wordnik.com. [Sir Gibbie] Reference
Mair by token, wadna the guidman o 'that same hae me du what I haena dune this twae year, or maybe twenty -- tak a dram?. From Wordnik.com. [Warlock o' Glenwarlock] Reference
"A first fut wha wadna bring ill luck upon a new merried couple, maun aye du as ye hae dune this meenute -- tak a dram frae the bride.". From Wordnik.com. [Malcolm] Reference
Then there was the lemon juice, of which they were to down a "dram" a day. From Wordnik.com. [Science] Reference
A comfortable parlour with a good fire was appropriated to the guests, and the "dram" went round. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III.] Reference
The currency is the 'dram', presumably related to the words 'dirham' and 'drachma'. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com Recent Updates] Reference
"X." has entirely surrendered himself to his monomania of method, which to him has become a kind of dram-drinking. From Wordnik.com. [Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt]
She was a great believer in "dram" as a remedial agent, and homoeopathic practice was unknown with us at that period. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Lights and Shadows] Reference
Buyers can also expect longer leadtimes and higher prices for other products such as dram, sram, analog and radio frequency (RF) chips. From Wordnik.com. [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference
He mixed them up and observed, "I'll go you a dram.". From Wordnik.com. [Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi] Reference
"Up whar I live they give you a tin cup when you take a dram.". From Wordnik.com. [Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi] Reference
"Boys, come and take a dram with me, and then I'll go to bed.". From Wordnik.com. [Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi] Reference
Take a quarter of a dram of carmine and place it in a phial with half. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference
= — Take of dry hypochlorite of lime, one-half dram; red coral, two drams. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference
Margaret, "I will be giving poor Hugh his dram, and then everything will do finely.". From Wordnik.com. [The McBrides A Romance of Arran] Reference
Don't take it, gentlemen officers, I must have a morning dram, and it's all I've got. From Wordnik.com. [Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac] Reference
I've knowed many a man to take a dram jes 'in time to keep him out of a divorce court. From Wordnik.com. [The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills] Reference
Up whar I live you can get a dram for 5 cents; but let's have her, even if she does cost. From Wordnik.com. [Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi] Reference
But is there a dram-sipping purist who can get his tongue around "" southern California single malt ''?. From Wordnik.com. [Have A Wee Dram, Dude] Reference
The Captain read it carefully and told the Sergeant to tell the General that he didn't keep a dram-shop. From Wordnik.com. [Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac] Reference
Wesley had been his name, and he had been killed underground by a runaway dram, one of the wheeled tubs that carried coal. From Wordnik.com. ['Fall of Giants'] Reference
= — Bay rum, one pint; tincture of cantharides, one dram; carbonate of ammonia, one half dram; salts tartar, one half dram. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference
Upon his entry, the Prince took a hearty dram, which he sometimes called for thereafter, to drink the healths of his friends. From Wordnik.com. [The Jacobite Rebellions (1689-1746) (Bell's Scottish History Source Books.)] Reference
= — Take two drams of borax, one dram of Roman alum, one dram of camphor, half an ounce of sugar candy, one pound of ox-gall. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference
I bet, and my friend was pleased to see what a fool I was; and I told my friend to bet him another dram that he could pick it up. From Wordnik.com. [Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi] Reference
Trim the tiny points slightly, and anoint with this salve: Two drams of ointment of nitric oxida of mercury, and one dram of lard. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference
When the fire is extinguished, or in two or three hours after its commencement, I make it a rule to give every man a dram of spirits. From Wordnik.com. [Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction] Reference
Well, for that I will not be saying, but she would aye have a dram for kent folk, and Dan McBride took me with him there many a time. From Wordnik.com. [The McBrides A Romance of Arran] Reference
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