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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noun

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.

Nearby words

half mourning, half nelson, half note, half of it, half pay, half pint, half relief, half rest, half seas over, half shell, half sister

Origin of half pint

First recorded in 1605–15

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for half-pint

Some say it was his half-pint height, others that no amount was too small for him to rob.
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Pour it into half-pint bottles, cork them up carefully, and keep them in a dry place.
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With what chemicals I've got left, couldn't I work up a half-pint?
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Half-pint enameled steel cups are cheap, satisfactory, and easily kept clean.
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About noon, as well as they could judge, Wills served out a biscuit each, and about a half-pint of water.
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But he did on that day dine off the two mutton chops, and comforted himself with no more than the half-pint of sherry.
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