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aam
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aam, n. [D. aam, fr. LL. ama; cf. L. hama a water bucket, Gr. ].
A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 36\'ab, at Hamburg 38\'ac. [1913 Webster]
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