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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pint /paɪnt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Weights and Measuresa liquid and dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a quart, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.6 liter). Abbr.: pt.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pint (pīnt),USA pronunciation n. - Weights and Measuresa liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbr.: pt, pt.
- Old French pinte or Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pinte
- Middle English pynte 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pint /paɪnt/ n - a unit of liquid measure of capacity equal to one eighth of a gallon. 1 Brit pint is equal to 0.568 litre, 1 US pint to 0.473 litre
- a unit of dry measure of capacity equal to one half of a quart. 1 US dry pint is equal to one sixty-fourth of a US bushel or 0.5506 litre
- a measure having such a capacity
- Brit informal a pint of beer
- a drink of beer: he's gone out for a pint
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French pinte, of uncertain origin; perhaps from Medieval Latin pincta marks used in measuring liquids, ultimately from Latin pingere to paint; compare Middle Low German, Middle Dutch pinte |