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pint
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pint has 3 senses
- pint(n = noun.quantity) Array - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters; Array is a kind of british capacity unit, imperial capacity unit
- pint(n = noun.quantity) dry pint - a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches; Array is a kind of united states dry unit
- pint(n = noun.quantity) Array - a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart; Array is a kind of united states liquid unit
has parts: gill
is a part of quart
is a part of dry quart, quart
has parts: cup
is a part of quart
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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