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Meanings of drachm in English
Portuguese
dracma A unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce.
Catalan
dracma Usage of drachm in English
1
Not an ounce of cunt, sirs; not sho much as a drachm.'
2
Were I a physician, I would prescribe nothing but recipe, CCCLXV drachm.
3
This was the last drachm required to turn the scale of her indecision.
4
If the pain continues, use this purge:-Takea drachm of spec.
5
They weighed each, when entire, full one ounce and one drachm.
6
Fold in a white paper one drachm of Rochelle salts.
7
Oil of sweet almonds, one ounce; fluid potash, one drachm.
8
Grams belong to French weights, four grams are a little more than one drachm.
9
The best capture wouldn't be worth a drachm if we could not say, 'Hurrah!
10
Ammonium bromid in half-drachm doses, with rest in bed for psychologic reasons, checked the sneezing.
11
That is the stumbling-block-thelack of an ounce of determination and a drachm of courage.'
12
Take wormseed, half a drachm, flour of sulphur, a drachm; mix and make a powder.
13
Bathe the surface with a solution of a drachm of quinine in a pint of whiskey.
14
Take of-Borax ,onedrachm; Powdered Starch, seven drachms.
15
Decant carefully into an 8-ounce bottle, and add to it a drachm of strong hydrochloric acid.
16
Mix with the above ingredients one drachm of soda, which should be rubbed in with the flour.
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