pint

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces

   two pints equal one quart

2. 2
   noun

   informally, a beer

   We went to the pub to grab a pint.

3. 3
   noun

   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.

4. 4
   noun

   A pint of milk.

   Please leave three pints tomorrow, milkman.

5. 5
   noun

   A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.

   A couple of pints please, barman.

6. 6
   noun

   a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches

7. 7
   noun

   a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters

8. 8
   name

   A surname from Dutch.

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.