12 definitions found for Pint

Pint PINT, n. Half a quart, or four gills. In medicine, twelve ounces. It is applied both to liquid and dry measure.

pint n 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 [syn: pint, dry pint] 3: a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart

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pint 1354, from O.Fr. pinte, probably ult. from L. picta "painted," fem. pp. of pingere (see paint), possibly on notion of a painted mark on a vessel indicating this measure.

pint noun Etymology: Middle English pinte, from Middle French, probably from Vulgar Latin *pincta, feminine of pinctus, past participle of Latin pingere to paint; from the use of a painted mark on a container to show its capacity — more at paint Date: 14th century 1. — see weight table 2. a pint pot or vessel

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).
Phrases and idioms:
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.

pint (pints) 1. A pint is a unit of measurement for liquids. In Britain, it is equal to 568 cubic centimetres or one eighth of an imperial gallon. In America, it is equal to 473 cubic centimetres or one eighth of an American gallon. ...a pint of milk... The military requested 6,000 pints of blood from the American Red Cross. N-COUNT: usu N of n 2. If you go for a pint, you go to the pub to drink a pint of beer or more. (BRIT) N-COUNT

pint paɪnt 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). øpint-pot a pot, esp. of pewter, holding one pint, esp. of beer. pint-sized colloq. very small, esp. of a person. [ME f. OF pinte, of unkn. orig.]

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Pint 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 Pint, n. (Zo["o]l.) The laughing gull. [Prov. Eng.]