Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pint"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pint \Pint\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The laughing gull. [Prov. Eng.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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: {dry pint}]
3: a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two
pints equal one quart
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