Definitions
Unit of liquid measure or a serving of drink.
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“The prices of the second class are given by the ounce; thus […] for a pint, of 12 ounces;”
“[…] a 12-ounce pint of laudanum every five days, or about 1,000 drops a day. The story of Coleridge's opium addiction is further confused by his habit of referring to laudanum as a stimulant.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Two-cup measure”4 letters
02“Pub serving measure”4 letters
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