Meaning of PINT
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- [n] a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart
- [n] a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches
- [n] a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
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| | Synonyms: | | dry pint |
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| | See Also: | | British capacity unit, cup, dry quart, gill, Imperial capacity unit, quart, United States dry unit, United States liquid unit | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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}.
\Pint\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The laughing gull. [Prov. Eng.]
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