Drachma

drak'ma, n. E.pl. -mas, -maz, L. pi. -hue. -me. A Greek silver coin a Greek weight of about 2 dwt. 7 gr. Troy. [L. Gr. drachme, a handful, used of a coin and of a weight, dra esthai. to grasp.] — Dram, Drachm, dram, n. In apothecaries' weight, l-8th ounce, or 60 grains in avoirdupois weight, l-16th ounce a minute quantity, mite as mueh liquor as drunk at once habitual intemperance. [OF. drame, drachme.]