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1
: a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂ quart see Weights and Measures Table
2
: a pint pot or vessel
Examples of pint in a Sentence
The ice cream comes in pints.
I'd like another pint, please.
We'll all go for a pint after work.
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Guests can bring their reusable Parks Beer Garden pint glasses for free tap beer and root beer while supplies last.
—Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Also an alumni of Central Saint Martins, Blakeman has a longstanding partnership with Grace Wales Bonner, worked under Phoebe Philo at Céline, and more recently developed the Guinness pint print for J.W. Anderson.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Lined with prickly yellow-blossomed gorse, the path wound down toward Lough Tay — which is also called Guinness Lake, and resembles a pint of the brew with its smooth, dark surface edged by white sand.
—Alexandra Kleeman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Ingredients: 2 oz Cutwater Horchata Vodka 0.25 oz Crème de Cacao
0.25 oz Cinnamon Syrup
4 oz Cold Brew Coffee
Garnish: Cinnamon Stick, Chocolate Dust
Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a pint glass.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English pinte, from Middle French, probably from Vulgar Latin *pincta, feminine of pinctus, past participle of Latin pingere to paint; from the use of a painted mark on a container to show its capacity — more at paint
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of pint was
in the 14th century
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“Pint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pint. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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pint
noun
: any of various measures of liquid capacity equal to one-half quart: as
a
: a United States measure equal to 16 fluid ounces, 473.176 milliliters, or 28.875 cubic inches
b
: a British measure equal to 20 fluid ounces, 568.26 milliliters, or 34.678 cubic inches
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