1.
2.
[syn: pint, dry pint]
3. a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pint \Pint\, n. (Zool.)
The laughing gull. [Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
PINT
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