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pint
CIDE DICTIONARY
pint, n. [OE. pinte, F. pinte, fr. Sp. pinta spot, mark, pint, fr. pintar to paint; a mark for a pint prob. having been made on or in a larger measure. See Paint.].
A measure of capacity, equal to half a quart, or four gills, -- used in liquid and dry measures. See Quart. [1913 Webster]
pint, n.
The laughing gull. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pint, n.
1 a measure of capacity for liquids etc., one-eighth of a gallon or 20 fluid oz. (0.568 litre).
2 Brit. a colloq. a pint of beer. b a pint of a liquid, esp. milk.
3 Brit. a measure of shellfish, being the amount containable in a pint mug (bought a pint of whelks).
1 a measure of capacity for liquids etc., one-eighth of a gallon or 20 fluid oz. (0.568 litre).
2 Brit. a colloq. a pint of beer. b a pint of a liquid, esp. milk.
3 Brit. a measure of shellfish, being the amount containable in a pint mug (bought a pint of whelks).
Idiom
pint-pot a pot, esp. of pewter, holding one pint, esp. of beer. pint-sized colloq. very small, esp. of a person.
Etymology
ME f. OF pinte, of unkn. orig.
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