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Vinony

pint

noun

  1. imperial and customary unit of measurement
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /paɪnt/

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Pint, a metonymic occupational surname for an official who controlled measures.

  1. A surname from Dutch.

noun

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.

  1. A unit of volume, equivalent to:

    “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.”

  2. A unit of volume, equivalent to:
  3. A unit of volume, equivalent to:
  4. A unit of volume, equivalent to:
  5. A unit of volume, equivalent to:

    “The prices of the second class are given by the ounce; thus […] for a pint, of 12 ounces;”

    “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.”

  6. A pint of milk.

    “Please leave three pints tomorrow, milkman.”

  7. 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.”