A weight; in Apothecaries' weight, one eighth part of an ounce, or sixty grains; in Avoirdupois weight, one sixteenth part of an ounce, or 27.34375 grains.
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A weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram.
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A weight, the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois, and containing 437/ grains.
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A drachma.
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A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, having a different value in different States and at different periods. The average value of the Attic drachma…
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