pint
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A unit of volume, equivalent to: one eighth of a gallon, specifically: 20 fluid ounces, approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint).
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A unit of volume, equivalent to: one eighth of a gallon, specifically: 20 fluid ounces, approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint).
The 40-year-old [Mike Skinner] is happy to put his body on the line in other ways, swapping a mug of tea for a fan's double pint of lager and messily necking it in one.
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A unit of volume, equivalent to: one eighth of a gallon, specifically: one half quart. 16 US fluid ounces [473 millilitres] for liquids (a US liquid pint) or
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A unit of volume, equivalent to: one eighth of a gallon, specifically: one half quart. approximately 33.6 cubic inches [550.6 cubic centimeters] for dry goods (a US dry pint).
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A unit of volume, equivalent to: 1.696 liters.
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A unit of volume, equivalent to: 12 fluid ounces.
The prices of the second class are given by the ounce; thus […] for a pint, of 12 ounces;
As a good illustration, this work shows that it is possible to fill 12-ounce pints for carry-out trade. This leads the ice cream manufacturers to feel that a large part of the trouble encountered comes from merchandising.
[…] a 12-ounce pint of laudanum every five days, or about 1,000 drops a day. The story of Coleridge's opium addiction is further confused by his habit of referring to laudanum as a stimulant.
... 12 - ounce pints of beer or ale may be substituted . Visitors under 16 cannot legally bring in tobacco . The liquor allowance does not apply to minors below the age limit prevailing in the province you are entering . Apart from these[…]
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A pint of milk.
Please leave three pints tomorrow, milkman.
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A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.
A couple of pints please, barman.
Finn: You must have a terrible thirst on you tonight. I've never seen a man drink two pints at the same time.
Etimologia
From Middle English pinte, from Old French pinte, assumed from Vulgar Latin *pincta (“a mark used to indicate a level of quantity against a larger measure”), from Latin picta (“painted”), from Latin pingō (“paint”, verb). Doublet of pinto and Pinto.
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- pints
pint · A unit of volume, equivalent to: one eighth of a gallon, specifically: 20 fluid ounces, approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint).
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