Dram (Avoirdupois)

Modern equivalent

1.77 grams

A standard commercial mass unit equal to one-sixteenth of an avoirdupois ounce.

Used for general dry goods and everyday commerce, the avoirdupois dram provided a fine subdivision of the ounce for weighing lightweight retail commodities.

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