Pronunciation : Aam
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [D. aam, fr. LL. ama; cf. L. hama a water bucket, Gr.
Definition : Defn: A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 36?, at Hamburg 38?. [Written also Aum and Awm.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913