Topic: MEASUREMENT
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | pinte, from Medieval Latin pincta, from Latin, past participle of pingere 'to paint'; probably because a mark was painted on a bottle to show how much it contained |
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pint S2
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[countable]1 written abbreviation ptTM a unit for measuring an amount of liquid, especially beer or milk. In Britain a pint is equal to 0.568 litres, and in the US it is equal to 0.473 litres a pint glass (=a glass which will hold a pint of liquid)
a pint glass (=a glass which will hold a pint of liquid)2 British EnglishDFD a pint of beer, especially one that you drink in a bar [↪ half]: He's gone down the pub for a quick pint.
He's gone down the pub for a quick pint.