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Pint   /paɪnt/   Listen
Pint

noun
1.
A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters.
2.
A United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches.  Synonym: dry pint.
3.
A United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart.



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"Pint" Quotes from Famous Books



... good grass, where the thicket had been burnt off by the native fires; the sandy nature of the soil rendered the search for water unsuccessful; we therefore contended ourselves with the allowance of one pint each. ...
— Journals of Australian Explorations • A C and F T Gregory
... Revenge. He meant to follow his men till he found them. It almost seemed as if there would be a repetition of the naval battle which had caused the town to be put out of bounds. Albert was a quick-tempered youth, and he had swallowed fully a pint of Severn water. ...
— The White Feather • P. G. Wodehouse
... August. c. 42. The utmost debauch of the emperor himself, in his favorite wine of Rhaetia, never exceeded a sextarius, (an English pint.) Id. c. 77. Torrentius ad loc. and ...
— The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Volume 3 • Edward Gibbon
... little further along the branch, and peered over to look down at her with first one round eye, and then the other, as she sank upon the seat, near by, and leaned her head wearily against the great tree, behind. And thus he saw, upon the pint and gold of her cheek, something that shone, and twinkled ...
— The Money Moon - A Romance • Jeffery Farnol
... that we were (perhaps fortunately) unable to carry more than one pint of brandy with us, hence no spirits were issued to the men, and the non-appearance of diseases of an inflammatory nature may perhaps in some measure ...
— Journals Of Two Expeditions Of Discovery In North-West And Western Australia, Vol. 1 (of 2) • George Grey


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