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minim

(n): a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters
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5 months ago sionnach said:

Problem is, 25 minims of anything is bound to leave a person more than a little crotchety.

5 months ago chained_bear said:

"'...if you think fit I will administer it myself, together with twenty-five minims of laudanum.'"
--P. O'Brian, The Yellow Admiral, 197

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