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dwil | 11:01 Mon 14th Nov 2005 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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I've put drachm for 1/16 ounce but dictionary says = 1/8
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I found 1 drachm = 1/8 fliud ounce but 1 "dram" = 1/16 ounce - must be Telegraph using alternative spellings again!!
Or else the Telegraph compiler just got it wrong - it has happened before!
My Chambers defines it as "1/16th oz avoirdupois, formerly (still US) apothecaries' measure of 1/8th oz"

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