dram1Pronunciation: /dram/Definition of dram noun 1chiefly Scottish a small drink of whisky or other spirits:a wee dram to ward off the winter chill 2another term for drachm.Origin: late Middle English (in 1sense 2): from Old French drame or medieval Latin drama, variants of dragme and dragma (see drachm)dram in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of dram in the US English dictionary