pint

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Related terms 1.3 See also

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /paɪnt/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -aɪnt

[edit] Noun

pint (plural pints)

1. A unit of volume, equivalent to ⅛ of a gallon or
   • in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint) and
   • in the United States approximately
     • 473 millilitres for liquids (a US liquid pint) or
     • 551 millilitres for dry goods (a US dry pint).
2. (British) A pint of milk.

   Please leave three pints tomorrow, milkman

3. (euphemism) A glass of beer, served by the pint.
   • 1998, Kirk Jones, Waking Ned, Tomboy films

     Finn: You must have a terrible thirst on you tonight. I've never seen a man drink two pints at the same time.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• half-pint
• imperial pint
• pinta
• pint glass
• pint pot
• pint-size, pint-sized
• US pint
• you can't fit a quart into a pint pot

[edit] See also

• gallon
• litre
• quart