pint

[ pahynt ]

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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). Abbreviations: pt, pt.

Origin of pint

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

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How to use pint in a sentence

The average American eats 48 pints (or nearly 50,000 calories worth) of the stuff each year—the most in the world.
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Woodside Farm sells sundaes, milk shakes, ice cream cakes and pies, pints, and quarts.
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Pub-weary Brits soak up the pints with a heaping bacon sandwich.
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“We will raise our pints precisely at 8:00 PM for the worldwide simultaneous toast,” the announcement for the event read.
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I downed my share of pints with the ranking officers in pubs and accepted their generous offers to visit their homes on weekends.
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We wuz boss and hoss on the first two games; on the saw-off we had four pints apiece.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) | John McElroy
Schultetus, opening the abdomen of a human body, found twelve pints of water, and a large lock of hair swimming loosely in it.
The Book of Curiosities | I. Platts
Of the latter, the full allowance per head per day for cooking and all other purposes was seven pints, now to be reduced to six.
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Or, "The large black cow yields daily six pints of milk more than the brindled cow."
The Poniard's Hilt | Eugne Sue
The croupier has immediately in front of him a pile of bright copper cash, perhaps two pints.
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British Dictionary definitions for pint

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
British informal
- a pint of beer
- a drink of beer: he's gone out for a pint

Origin of pint

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

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Scientific definitions for 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 12 of a quart or 34.6 cubic inches (about 0.55 liter). See Table at measurement.

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