The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DRAM
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More clues leading to the result DRAM
- Tot runs into mother's embrace
- Thirsty shortly before noon, wanting this?
- Play shortened a bit
- Director hurt when going over shot
- Drink and drive in the morning
- Weight of stuff given to daughter
- Short theatrical work, shortened
- Tot sees doctor before noon
- Bottling last of liquor, stop for a little drink
- Play stopped early for wee drink
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What does DRAM mean?
DRAM noun- The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.
- A coin worth one drachma.
- An Ancient Greek weight of about 66.5 grains, or 4.3 grams.
- A later Greek weight equal to a gram.
- A small unit of weight, variously:
- Any similarly minute quantity, a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.
- A cart formerly used to haul coal in coal mines.
- To drink drams.
- To ply with drams of drink.
- The currency of Armenia, divided into 100 luma.