half pint

[ haf -pahynt, hahf for 1; haf -pahynt, hahf for 2, 3 ]

/ ˈhæf ˈpaɪnt, ˈhɑf for 1; ˈhæf ˌpaɪnt, ˈhɑf for 2, 3 /

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half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).

Informal. a very short person.

Slang. a person of little importance or influence.

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Some say it was his half-pint height, others that no amount was too small for him to rob.
Hit-and-Run Driver Julio Acevedo Talks, Suggests 50 Cent Connection|Michael Daly|March 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Pour it into half-pint bottles, cork them up carefully, and keep them in a dry place.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton
With what chemicals I've got left, couldn't I work up a half-pint?
Darkness and Dawn|George Allan England
Half-pint enameled steel cups are cheap, satisfactory, and easily kept clean.
Handwork in Wood|William Noyes

About noon, as well as they could judge, Wills served out a biscuit each, and about a half-pint of water.
Ralph Denham's Adventures in Burma|George Norway
But he did on that day dine off the two mutton chops, and comforted himself with no more than the half-pint of sherry.
Ayala's Angel|Anthony Trollope