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	pint (pint) Pronunciation: /pʌɪnt/ (abbreviation: pt) noun a unit of liquid or dry capacity equal to one eighth of a gallon, in Britain equal to 0.568 litre and in the US equal to 0.473 litre (for liquid measure) or 0.551 litre (for dry measure). British informal a pint of beer: we’ll probably go for a pint on the way home British a pint of milk: two pints today, please British a measure of shellfish, the amount containable in a pint mug. Origin: late Middle English: from Old French pinte, of unknown origin		Search results in the dictionary half-pint pint pot cuckoo pint pint-sized (also pint-size) pint-size in pint-sized (also pint-size) you can't get a quart into a pint pot in quart More results » More words in this category atto- bushel cc curie drachm electronvolt gr. inch 1 K 2 lux m mCi okta pascal petaflop square measure tablespoon ton 1 tonneau yotta- Nearby Words pinotage pinout pinpoint pinprick pins and needles Pinsent, Sir Matthew Pinsky, Robert pinspot pinstripe pint pint pot pint-sized pinta pintado petrel pintail Pinter, Harold pintle pinto pinto bean