pint

[ pahynt ]

noun

1. a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). : pt, pt.

pint

/ paɪnt /

noun

1. a unit of liquid measure of capacity equal to one eighth of a gallon. 1 Brit pint is equal to 0.568 litre, 1 US pint to 0.473 litre
2. a unit of dry measure of capacity equal to one half of a quart. 1 US dry pint is equal to one sixty-fourth of a US bushel or 0.5506 litre
3. a measure having such a capacity
4. informal.
   1. a pint of beer
   2. a drink of beer

      he's gone out for a pint

pint

/ pīnt /

1. A unit of liquid volume or capacity in the US Customary System, equal to 16 fluid ounces or 28.88 cubic inches (about 0.47 liter).
2. A unit of dry volume or capacity used in the US Customary System, equal to 1 2 of a quart or 34.6 cubic inches (about 0.55 liter).
3. See Table at measurement

Word History and Origins

Origin of pint¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English pynte, from Old French pinte or Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pinte

Word History and Origins

Origin of pint¹

C14: from Old French pinte, of uncertain origin; perhaps from Medieval Latin pincta marks used in measuring liquids, ultimately from Latin pingere to paint; compare Middle Low German, Middle Dutch pinte

Example Sentences

That year, on August 10, the first woman stepped in for a pint.

From The Daily Beast

I order a pint a Fula Farmacia, Casa Bruja's 4.7 percent Blond Ale.

From The Daily Beast

As President, the Father of the Constitution James Madison drank a pint a day.

From The Daily Beast

This continues until an impossibly huge amount of ice cream is compressed into the pint.

From The Daily Beast

Franklin might have been describing James Madison, father of the Constitution, who drank a pint of whiskey every day.

From The Daily Beast

Youre a-going to accommodate us, and wots to prevent my standing treat for a pint or so, in return?

From Project Gutenberg

We had each of us a fresh cocoa-nut with a hole bored in it, containing at least a pint of clear, sweet-tasting water.

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A pint of meal and a pint of plaster to each rod, is a good mixture to sow in.

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One wine-glass of the solution, added to half a pint of tepid water, is sufficient for each application.

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One wine-glassful of this solution, added to half a pint of tepid water, is sufficient for each application.

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