Measurements .

a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1 / 8 ounce (3.89 grams).

1 / 16 ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation

dr., dr

fluid dram.

a small drink of liquor.

a small quantity of anything.

Archaic . to drink drams; tipple.

Archaic . to ply with drink.

noun

jigger , shot , sip , tot , crumb , dab , dash , dot , drop , fragment , grain , iota , jot , minim , mite , modicum , molecule , ort , ounce , particle , scrap , scruple , shred , smidgen , speck , tittle , trifle , whit , draft , drink , measure , nip , quantity , slug , snifter , swig , weight