A glass or small measure of any spirituous liquors, which, being originally sold by apothecaries, were estimated by drams, ounces, &c. Dog's dram; to spit in his mouth, and clap his back.
·noun A Persian daric. II. Dram ·noun A minute quantity; a mite. III. Dram ·vi & ·vt To drink dram...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The Authorized Version understood the word adarkonim (1 Chr. 29:7; Ezra 8:27), and the similar word ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
[Daric] ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
A dram served upon credit. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose