The difference between Dram and Tot
When used as nouns, dram means a small unit of weight, variously: one sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g). . : a former turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). : a former greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g), whereas tot means a small child.
When used as verbs, dram means to drink drams, whereas tot means to sum or total.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dram and Tot
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Dram as a noun (units of measurement):
A small unit of weight, variously: One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g). . : a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). : a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g).
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Dram as a noun (now, _, particularly):
Any similarly minute quantity, a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.
Examples:
"a dram of brandy"
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Dram as a noun (historical):
A cart formerly used to haul coal in coal mines.
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Dram as a noun (obsolete):
a Greek silver coin weighing one drachma; other similar coins.
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Dram as a verb (dated, intransitive):
To drink drams.
Examples:
"rfquotek Johnson"
"rfquotek Thackeray"
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Dram as a verb (dated, transitive):
To ply with drams of drink.
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Dram as a noun (numismatics):
The currency of Armenia, divided into 100 luma.
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Tot as a noun:
A small child.
Examples:
"He learned to run when he was just a tot."
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Tot as a noun:
A measure of spirits, especially rum.
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Tot as a noun (UK, dialect, dated):
A foolish fellow.
Examples:
"rfquotek Halliwell"
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Tot as a verb:
To sum or total.
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Tot as a verb (UK, historical):
To mark (a debt) with the word tot (Latin for "so much"), indicating that it was good or collectible for the amount specified.
Examples:
"a totted debt"
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Tot as a noun:
An addition of a long column of figures.