pint
noun/paɪnt/
Etymology From Middle English pinte, from Old French pinte, assumed from Vulgar Latin *pincta (“a mark used to indicate a level of quantity against a larger measure”), from Latin picta (“painted”), from Latin pingō (“paint”, verb). Doublet of pinto and Pinto.
7 senses
› A unit of volume, equivalent to: › one eighth of a gallon, specifically:
Commonwealth, UK 20 fluid ounces, approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint).
- The 40-year-old [Mike Skinner] is happy to put his body on the line in other ways, swapping a mug of tea for a fan's double pint of lager and messily necking it in one.2019 January 26, Kitty Empire [pseudonym], “The Streets review – the agony and ecstasy of a great everyman”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2019:
› A unit of volume, equivalent to: › one eighth of a gallon, specifically: › one half quart.
US 16 US fluid ounces [473 millilitres] for liquids (a US liquid pint) or
US approximately 33.6 cubic inches [550.6 cubic centimeters] for dry goods (a US dry pint).
› A unit of volume, equivalent to:
1.696 liters.
12 fluid ounces.
Formerly medicine; now chiefly some US bars and ice cream sellers; formerly medicine; now chiefly some US bars and ice cream sellers
- The prices of the second class are given by the ounce; thus […] for a pint, of 12 ounces;1822, The Monthly Gazette of Health, page 832:
- As a good illustration, this work shows that it is possible to fill 12-ounce pints for carry-out trade. This leads the ice cream manufacturers to feel that a large part of the trouble encountered comes from merchandising.1928, Ice Cream Trade Journal, page 58:
4 more examples
- […] a 12-ounce pint of laudanum every five days, or about 1,000 drops a day. The story of Coleridge's opium addiction is further confused by his habit of referring to laudanum as a stimulant.1968, Alethea Hayter, Opium and the Romantic Imagination, Univ of California Press, page 194:
- ... 12 - ounce pints of beer or ale may be substituted . Visitors under 16 cannot legally bring in tobacco . The liquor allowance does not apply to minors below the age limit prevailing in the province you are entering . Apart from these[…]1973, Ted Kosoy, A Guide for Travellers in Canada:
- Forget quarts and 12-ounce "pints". Given the amounts of Pepsi and 7-up , 3.2 beer and California wine, tequila and sour mash we consume, it won't be long before we learn our capacities in this new language.1975, American Metric Journal, numbers 3-4, page 36:
- 4 medium scoops coffee ice cream (about 1 pint/12 ounces/340 grams), softened until just melty at the edges2012 June 25, Adam Ried, Thoroughly Modern Milkshakes: 100 Thick and Creamy Shakes You Can Make At Home: 100 Classic and Contemporary Recipes, W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN:
UK, Metonymically A pint of milk.
- Please leave three pints tomorrow, milkman.
UK, Metonymically A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.
- A couple of pints please, barman.
- Finn: You must have a terrible thirst on you tonight. I've never seen a man drink two pints at the same time.1998, Kirk Jones, Waking Ned, Tomboy films:
- Derived terms
- cuckoopint, dirty pint, full pint, half-pint, hot pint, imperial pint, Philadelphia pint, pinta, pinter, pint glass, pintless, pintman, pint pot, pint-size, pint-sized, Scots pint, Scottish pint, suck-pint, US pint, you can't fit a quart into a pint pot