ドラム

noun

dram; drachm

A unit of weight, historically used in apothecaries' and avoirdupois systems. Rare in modern Japanese outside historical or specialized contexts.

• 昔むかしの薬くすりの調ちょう合ごうでは、ドラム単たん位いで材ざい料りょうを量はかることがあった。

  In old medicine compounding, ingredients were sometimes measured in drams.