Pint

[paɪnt]

Definition

(noun.) a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart.

(noun.) a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches.

(noun.) a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters.

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Definition

(n.) A measure of capacity, equal to half a quart, or four gills, -- used in liquid and dry measures. See Quart.

(n.) The laughing gull.

Edited by Ellis

Definition

n. a measure of capacity=?quart or 4 gills: (med.) 12 ounces.—ns. Pint′-pot a pot for holding a pint esp. a pewter pot for beer: a seller or drinker of beer; Pint′-stoup a vessel for holding a Scotch pint.

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