Pint

Pronunciation

• IPA: /paɪnt/
• Rhymes: -aɪnt

Origin

From Old French pinte

Full definition of pint

Noun

1. A unit of volume, equivalent to â…› of a gallon or
1. in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint) and
2. in the United States approximately
1. 473 millilitres for liquids (a US liquid pint) or
2. 551 millilitres for dry goods (a US dry pint).
3. hungarian pint 1,696 liter
4. (British) A pint of milk.Please leave three pints tomorrow, milkman
5. (euphemistic) A glass of beer, served by the pint.
• 1998, Kirk Jones, Waking Ned, Tomboy filmsFinn: You must have a terrible thirst on you tonight. I've never seen a man drink two pints at the same time.

Related terms

• half-pint
• imperial pint
• pinta
• pint glass
• pint pot
• pint-size, pint-sized
• US pint
• you can't fit a quart into a pint pot