From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpintpint /paɪnt/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 (written abbreviation pt)TM a unit for measuring an amount of liquid, especially beer or milk. In Britain a pint is equal to 0.568 litres, and in the US it is equal to 0.473 litrespint of Add two pints of water to the mixture. half a pint of milk a pint glass (=a glass which will hold a pint of liquid)2 British EnglishDFD a pint of beer, especially one that you drink in a bar → half He’s gone down the pub for a quick pint.
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pint• He said he had drunk eight to 10 pints of lager and some vodka and tonic, the court was told.• Born with a kidney defect, he needs up to 5 pints of liquid every day to stay fit and healthy.• And after some jokes, and a pint of beer, we stood up as we remembered.• He threw in a bucket of groundbait, a pint of maggots, and fished all night without a bite.• a pint of milk• Cut the bottom off a four pint plastic milk container to make a free food scoop.• It would appear that the rocker cover is becoming pressurised and oil consumption is approximately one pint per 150-200 miles.• He's more used to the communion wine than pulling pints.• Tony, 47, who once admitted to drinking up to twelve pints a night, just can't resist a good time.Origin pint (1300-1400) Old French pinte, from Medieval Latin pincta, from Latin, past participle of pingere “to paint”; probably because a mark was painted on a bottle to show how much it contained 