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pint
[ pahynt ]
noun
- 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
- 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
- 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
- a measure having such a capacity
- informal.
- a pint of beer
- a drink of beer
he's gone out for a pint
pint
/ pīnt /
- 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).
- 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).
- See Table at measurement
Word History and Origins
Origin of pint1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pint1
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Example Sentences
How to achieve fluffy, icy perfection, with some help from pastry chef Michelle PolzineCome summer, my freezer is stocked with pints of ice cream.
It’s squeezing into the Grill from Ipanema one night to cheer and drink caipirinhas with Brazil fans, and leaving work early a couple days later for pints and a chorus of “Three Lions” with the England fans at the Queen Vic pub.
A portion of the pints were distributed to Jeni’s brick-and-mortar stores — which reportedly sold out of the flavor, after people lined up before opening hours in the light of a clear blue morning — but most were reserved for online ordering.
He speaks cornily about fostering “team spirit” and his love of going for a pint with colleagues on a Friday, prepandemic.
This sampler includes four delicious ice-cream flavors, plus a pint of ready-to-bake Chocolate Chunk Cookie Dough.
That year, on August 10, the first woman stepped in for a pint.
I order a pint a Fula Farmacia, Casa Bruja's 4.7 percent Blond Ale.
As President, the Father of the Constitution James Madison drank a pint a day.
This continues until an impossibly huge amount of ice cream is compressed into the pint.
Franklin might have been describing James Madison, father of the Constitution, who drank a pint of whiskey every day.
Youre a-going to accommodate us, and wots to prevent my standing treat for a pint or so, in return?
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.
A pint of meal and a pint of plaster to each rod, is a good mixture to sow in.
One wine-glass of the solution, added to half a pint of tepid water, is sufficient for each application.
One wine-glassful of this solution, added to half a pint of tepid water, is sufficient for each application.
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